Norma Levy Shapiro

Judge Norma Levy Shapiro

Personal

Birthday:

1928

Birthplace:

Philadelphia, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Horace Stern, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1951-1952
Gowen fellow in criminal law, University of Pennsylvania, 1954-1955
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1978
Instructor and lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1971

Education

Name of School:

University of Michigan

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1948

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1951

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/11/1978

Retirement from Active Service:

12/31/1998