The Hon. John P. Dohanich (Ret.) is a senior judge for the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Dohanich was elected to the bench on November 4, 2003. He retired on December 31, 2013.
Prior to his election, Dohanich was an attorney in private practice in Ambridge. Before that, he was an assistant public defender for the Beaver County Public Defender’s Office as well as a solicitor for the Beaver County Solicitor’s Office.
Dohanich earned a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 1969. He then completed a J.D. at Duquesne University School of Law in 1972.