Hon. Joseph F. McCloskey (Ret.) was a judge for the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He was appointed to the bench in 1975. McCloskey retired in 1998.
After retiring, he became a senior judge with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, serving as the president judge of the Court of Judicial Discipline. His tenure as a senior judge ended in January 2010.
He also served as the president judge for the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas from 1990 to 1998.
McCloskey received a B.S. from Shippensburg University in 1952. He went on to complete a J.D. at Villanova University School of Law in 1957.
Over the course of his legal career, McCloskey had worked as a private practice attorney and an assistant attorney general. In addition, he did legal work for several school districts, municipalities, and authorities and was a workers’ compensation referee (1972 to 1975).
He was registered as a Democrat.
| Current Appointment Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas | Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas |
| Previous Appointment Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania |
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Education
J.D., Villanova University School of Law - 1957 B.S., Shippensburg University - 1952 |
J.D., Villanova University School of Law - 1957 B.S., Shippensburg University - 1952 |
| Current Court: | PA - Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas |
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| Previous Court: | PA - Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania |
| Role | Employer | Where |
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| Senior Judge | Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Court of Judicial Discipline | None |
| Judge | Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Attorney | Private Practice | None |
| Assistant Attorney General | Office of the Attorney General | None |
Ballotpedia: Joseph McCloskey
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Historical Society: Former Senior Judges
Times News: Judge Joseph McCloskey Honored at Ceremony
The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Current and Historical List of Judges
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