Hon. Tina Polachek Gartley is a judge for the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. She was elected to the bench in November 2009.
Polachek Gartley received a B.A. from Misericordia University in 1988. She went on to complete a J.D. at Syracuse University College of Law in 1991.
Prior to her election, Polachek Gartley was a senior attorney at the Barbara J. Hart Justice Center in Scranton (2002 to 2010) and an attorney in Koff, Mangan, Vullo, Gartley & Lach in Kingston. Her legal career also included a stint as an assistant district attorney with the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office (1996 to 2002).
Polachek Gartley is a native of Wilkes-Barre Township.
She is registered as a Democrat.