Bio

District Attorney John Morganelli

Education

• Juris Doctor: May 1980, Villanova School of Law,
  Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085;
  Class Rank: 31/196
  Moot Court Board Member – selection based on outstanding academic achievement at end of first year
• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science: May 1977
  Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
  Class rank: 5/305
  Summa Cum Laude Graduate
  Final cumulative quality point average 3.90
  Perfect 4.00 average in major field of study

Experience

• District Attorney, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1992-present;
  Elected in 1991 with approximately 60% of vote in primary and general elections; defeated 3-term incumbent District Attorney; re-elected, unopposed in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
• President of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute 2002-2003; President of Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
  1999-2000; served as Vice-President and Secretary Treasurer of Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association and Member of the Executive Board 1995-2003
• Instructor of Criminal Law Evidence and Constitutional Law, part-time, Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1982-1984; 2003-present
• Appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Committee on Capital Litigation, 2003
• Testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, Sub-committee on Immigration matters, 2003
• Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Attorney General, 2008
• Testified numerous times before State House and Senate Committees on criminal justice issues including capital punishment, insanity defense, powers of the judiciary, racial profiling and guns and violence issues
• Appointed Special Deputy Attorney General 1996-1997 by Attorney General investigating matters in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties
• Appointed to Attorney General’s Transition Team, 1996; served as Chairman of Drug Law Committee and wrote final report of Committee
• Appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency 1995; Chairman of Technology and Automation Committee 1996-1998
• Appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to Governor’s Transition Team 1995; served on Governor’s Crime Task Force and Corrections, Probation and Parole Task Force
• Represented Lehigh Valley at White House Briefing on President Clinton’s Crime Bill 1994
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association; Legislative and Governmental Affairs Committee 1994-1996
• Lecturer at Pennsylvania Bar Association Statewide Criminal Law Symposium 1999, 2001
• Solicitor to Bethlehem City Council 1986-1991
• Served as special counsel to City of Easton investigating alleged Ethics Act Violation 1989
• Assistant Public Defender, Northampton County 1982-1986
• Assistant City Solicitor, City of Bethlehem 1981-1982
• Served as Independent Special Counsel investigating alleged police misconduct, Moore Township, Pennsylvania
• Served as Solicitor of Northampton County Constables Association
• Trial attorney, private practice of law, civil and criminal practice 1980-1996

Legal Associations

• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Federal District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Northampton County Court of Common Pleas
• Northampton County Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, past member
• Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
• National District Attorneys Association

Recognition

• Social Security Administration, Philadelphia Regional Anti-Fraud Award for prosecuting Identity Theft cases, 2003
• Bethlehem UNICO Man of the Year 2003
• Easton UNICO Man of the Year 1998
• Bethlehem Area Jaycee Distinguished Service Award 1994
• Outstanding Young Man of the Year 1983
• Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities 1976-1977
• Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society 1976
• Triangle Honor Society, Moravian College 1976
• Citizenship-Leadership Award from Veterans of Foreign Wars 1973
• History Award from Daughters of the American Revolution 1973
• John F. Kennedy Award for Leadership in Student Government 1973

Community Involvement

• Notre Dame High School, Middle States Evaluation Committee 2005-2006
• Allentown Catholic Diocese Board of Education 1996-1998
• Bethlehem Northeast Little League, Assistant Coach, 4 years
• St. Anne’s Church Finance Council 1995-1998
• Bethlehem School District Task Force on violence in the schools 1993
• Board of Directors, Bethlehem Y.M.C.A. 1989-1991
• Easton Area School District Task Force on school safety 1995
• Bethlehem Area Jaycees – past member
• Moravian College Alumni Association – past member
• Boy’s Club of Bethlehem Fundraising Project 1984
• South East Neighborhood Association, Board member

Personal

• Born November 12, 1955
• Married, 1981 to former Diana Goretti
• 3 children