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James T. McDermott

Born 9/22/1926 · Died 1/1/1992

Judicial Career

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    1/4/1982 – 1/1/1992
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    1/1/1981 – 1/1/1981

Biography

James T. McDermott was a Pennsylvania judge and politician who served on the state's Supreme Court from 1981 until his death in 1992. Before joining the court, he was active in Philadelphia politics as a Republican candidate for Congress in 1958, city council in 1962, and mayor in 1963. He was a trial court judge on the Court of Common Pleas from 1965 to 1981.

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