Hon. John F. DiSalle is a judge for the Washington County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He was elected to the bench in November 2005 and was retained to the seat in 2015.
During his judicial tenure, DiSalle has presided over Criminal Court and Drug Treatment Court as well as statutory appeals, license suspension appeals, and civil cases. In addition, he was named president judge of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
DiSalle received a B.A. from Duquesne University in 1981. He went on to complete a J.D. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1984.
Prior to joining the judiciary, DiSalle worked as an assistant district attorney. He has also been an instructor at the California University of Pennsylvania.
DiSalle sat for five years on the Peters Township Planning Commission and was also a member of the Washington Jazz Orchestra Board of Directors
He received the Citizen of the Year Award from the South Hills Quad Chamber of Commerce in 2000.
His father, the Hon. Richard DiSalle, was a former county and state Superior Court judge.
When not on the bench, DiSalle enjoys playing the saxophone and clarinet at local venues to benefit the Washington Symphony Orchestra, Washington and Jefferson College, and the Washington Jazz Orchestra.
He is registered as a Democrat.
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