Robert E. Colville

Robert Colville
Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
In office
March 20, 2006  January 6, 2010
Preceded byEdmund B. Spaeth Jr.
Succeeded byAnne Lazarus
Judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
In office
January 1, 1998  March 17, 2006
17th District Attorney of Allegheny County
In office
January 5, 1976  January 1, 1998
Preceded byJohn Hickton
Succeeded byStephen Zappala
16th Pittsburgh Police Chief
In office
February 10, 1971  March 1, 1975
Preceded byStephen Joyce
Succeeded byRobert Coll
Personal details
Born1935
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 11, 2018
(age 82 or 83)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJanet Graham
ChildrenMichael, Robert J., Molly
ResidencePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materDuquesne University
Duquesne University School of Law
ProfessionAttorney, politician, police officer
Robert E. Colville
Other namesBob
Police career
DepartmentPittsburgh Police
Service years1960-1975
(Pittsburgh Police)
Rank - Chief
1971  1975
Homicide Detective
1969  1971
Patrolman
1961  1969

Robert E. Colville (1935 – September 11, 2018) was a Democratic politician and attorney from Pennsylvania.