Zoran Popovich
Zoran Popovich | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court | |
| In office 1980–2010 | |
| Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County | |
| In office 1973–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1931 Akron, Ohio |
| Died | March 20, 2018 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA, LLB) |
Zoran Popovich (February 4, 1931 – March 20, 2018) was a Pennsylvania politician and lawyer who served as mayor of McKeesport and judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Popovich was appointed to the court in 1980, and was then elected to a full ten-year term in 1985 and again in 1995.[1]
He served until his retirement in 2001 and remained a part-time judge until 2010.[2]
Formative years
[edit]Born in Akron, Ohio on February 4, 1931, Popovich served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in 1954, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 1957.[1]
Career
[edit]Popovich served on the McKeesport, Pennsylvania, city council from 1967 to 1969, and was mayor of McKeesport from 1969 to 1973.[3]
Popovich was elected to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1973.[1]
Death
[edit]Popovich died on March 20, 2018. He was eighty-seven years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Official biography of Zoran Popovich Archived May 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Zoran Popovich - View Obituary & Service Information". Zoran Popovich Obituary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Zoran Popovich". Pennsylvania Superior Courts. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Zoran Popovich at Ballotpedia
- Official biography of Zoran Popovich
- List of judges of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
Notes
[edit]- Material on this page was initially imported from the Judgepedia article on Zoran Popovich, and has been expressly released under the GFDL per Judgepedia:Copyrights..
- 1931 births
- 2018 deaths
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American lawyers
- American people of Serbian descent
- Mayors of places in Pennsylvania
- Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
- Judges of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- People from Akron, Ohio
- United States Air Force officers
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni
- University of Pittsburgh alumni