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Judge
Harry E. Knafelc |
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| Elected
to the Court of Common Pleas in November of 2007, Judge Harry
E. Knafelc came to the trial court bench after serving for 13
years as the Magisterial District Judge for District Court 36-1-01
in Ambridge. |
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| Judge Knafelc
is a graduate of Ambridge High School as well as Villanova University,
where he received both his undergraduate and law degrees. He
began his legal career in 1972 as a law clerk for the Hon. Quint
Salmon and started his private practice in 1974. |
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| As a Magisterial
District Judge, Judge Knafelc was elected to his initial six
year term in November, 1993 and re-elected in 1999 and 2005.
Prior to becoming a Magisterial District Judge, Mr. Knafelc
served as the Chief Assistant Public Defender of Beaver County
for 20 years and was the Solicitor for the Ambridge Area School
District for 16 years. |
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| As an active
member of his community, Judge Knafelc has previously served
as President of the Ambridge Rotary Club, Director of the Ambridge
Area Chamber of Commerce and as President of the Ambridge Area
High School Hockey Association. |
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