Montgomery County,colloquially referred to as Montco,is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the population of the county was 856,553,making it the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Allegheny counties. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
Joseph Merrill Hoeffel III is an American author and politician. A Democrat,Hoeffel was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005,representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. He also served multiple terms on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,and from 1977–84,was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A native of Philadelphia,he is a graduate of Boston University and Temple University School of Law.
The office of Pennsylvania State Constable is held as a municipally elected,sworn peace officer throughout the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
James R. Matthews is an American politician from the state of Pennsylvania,and is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,and was the unsuccessful 2006 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania as Lynn Swann's running mate.
Lisa Aversa Richette was an American lawyer and judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County. A lifelong Philadelphian,she was appointed to the bench in 1971 by Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp. Noted for her outspokenness,she was a social activist,particularly in the areas of homelessness,child welfare,and juvenile justice.
Bruce Lee Castor Jr. is an American lawyer and retired Republican politician from Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. He was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania in March 2016,and also first deputy attorney general the following July. Castor became acting attorney general less than a month later. He led for the defense of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump along with American lawyer David Schoen.
Widener University Delaware Law School is a private law school in Wilmington,Delaware. It is one of two separate ABA-accredited law schools of Widener University. Widener University Law School was founded in 1971 as the Delaware Law School and became affiliated with Widener in 1975. In 1989,it was known as Widener University School of Law when it was combined with the campus in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. In 2015,the two campuses separated,with the Harrisburg one renamed to Widener University Commonwealth Law School.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Constance Hess Williams is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th District,from 2001 to 2009. She previously represented the 149th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. On June 23,2021,President Joe Biden nominated her for member of the National Council on the Arts,an advisory board to the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Susan Peikes Gantman was a senior judge and president judge emeritus of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She has been described by historians as "a tireless advocate on behalf of children and other victims of abuse."
Marcy L. Toepel is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. She represented the 147th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2010 until 2020.
Kathleen Margaret Kane is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the 48th Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016 following her conviction for perjury,obstruction of justice,and related charges for illegal activities while she was attorney general. She was the first woman and first Democrat ever elected to the position.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2012 was held on November 6,2012. The primary election was held on April 24.
The 2014 Montgomery County shootings were a killing spree that occurred in Montgomery County,Pennsylvania,United States,on December 15,2014. The killings began at about 3:30 a.m. A woman was found dead in Lower Salford Township,two others were found dead in Lansdale,and three more were found in Souderton along with a wounded teenage boy. Police identified the suspected killer as 35-year-old Bradley William Stone of Pennsburg,Pennsylvania,and the victims were his ex-wife and her family members. Most of the victims were shot,although some were also stabbed with a knife. After an extensive manhunt,Stone was found dead on the day after the killings in the woods near his home. He reportedly committed suicide by overdosing on several drugs.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8,2016,to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election,but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy.
Andrea Constand v. William H. Cosby,Jr. is a civil suit filed in March 2005 and resolved with an undisclosed cash settlement in November 2006. It was later revealed that the amount paid to Constand was $3.38 million. The case was filed by Andrea Constand,a former college and Canadian national team basketball player,against comedian and entertainer Bill Cosby,concerning a sexual assault that occurred in Cosby's home in January 2004 while Constand was working for Temple University women's basketball team in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. At that time,no criminal charges were filed.
Valerie A. Arkoosh is an American anesthesiologist,politician,and academic who is the current secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services,serving since 2023. Arkoosh was formerly the chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and the first female chair.
Kristen M. Gibbons Feden is an American attorney,legal analyst,and former Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. She is known for her legal work in sex crimes,civil rights,and elder abuse cases. She is best known for being one of the prosecutors working on the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases,prosecuting Cosby for three counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand,resulting in his conviction in 2018.
Michelle A. Henry is an American prosecutor who has served as Pennsylvania Attorney General since 2023. She was appointed to the role by Governor Josh Shapiro to replace him in the role. She previously served under Shapiro as first deputy attorney general,and was the first woman to serve in the role.
