Katayoun Copeland
Kat Copeland | |
|---|---|
| District Attorney of Delaware County | |
| In office 2018–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Whelan |
| Succeeded by | Jack Stollsteimer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 56–57) Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Bryn Mawr College (BA) Temple University (JD) |
Katayoun M. Copeland (born 1966/1967)[1] is an American lawyer and politician who was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia from 2019 to 2023. She was the district attorney of Delaware County, Pennsylvania from 2018 to 2019.
Life
[edit]Copeland was born in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania to an Iranian mother and an American father.[2] She was raised in Iran from 1973 to 1980.[2] She graduated from The Baldwin School in 1985.[3] She completed an undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College.[2] She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law. [2]
In 1992, Copeland joined the Delaware County district attorney's office as an assistant district attorney in its trial division.[2] She worked under the county's first female district attorney, Patricia Holstein.[2] She later became chief of drug enforcement in 2000.[2] In 2004, she became deputy district attorney.[2] In 2011, Copeland joined the United States Attorney as a prosecutor of drug cases.[2] She worked under Louis D. Lappen, the acting district attorney for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.[2] In 2018, she returned to Delaware County as its district attorney.[2] A Republican, she was selected by the county board of judges to succeed Jack Whelan.[4] The term expired in 2019.[4] She ran for election for a full four-year term in 2019 and was defeated in a close election by Democratic candidate Jack Stollsteimer.[5] From 2019 to 2023, she served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia.[6][7] In November 2023, Copeland announced her candidacy in the 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election.[7]
Electoral history
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References
[edit]- ^ "Republican ex-federal prosecutor in Philadelphia to run for Pennsylvania attorney general".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McCarthy, Erin (2018-01-20). "For new prosecutor, it's a homecoming". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. B02. Retrieved 2023-11-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kat Copeland '85 Leads 2019 Safe Schools Summit". Baldwin School. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ a b Carey, Kathleen E. (2018-01-19). "'Kat' Copeland sworn in as Delco's new District Attorney". Delco Times. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Blue wave". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2019-11-06. pp. A6. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Schneider, Aliya (November 20, 2023). "Former Delco DA Kat Copeland announces run for attorney general". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Republican ex-federal prosecutor in Philadelphia to run for Pennsylvania attorney general". Associated Press. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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- 20th-century American lawyers
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- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American women politicians
- American politicians of Iranian descent
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Bryn Mawr College alumni
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- Living people
- People from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni
- The Baldwin School alumni
- Women in Pennsylvania politics
- Candidates in the 2024 United States elections