Bruce Beemer

Bruce Beemer
Judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2020
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
August 30, 2016 – January 16, 2017
GovernorTom Wolf
Preceded byKathleen Kane
Succeeded byJosh Shapiro
Inspector General of Pennsylvania
In office
July 25, 2016 – December 31, 2019
GovernorTom Wolf
Succeeded byLucas M. Miller
Personal details
Born (1968-12-14) December 14, 1968 (age 57)
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseJodi Beemer
ChildrenJackson Beemer and Jordan Beemer
EducationUniversity of Scranton (BA)
University of Pittsburgh (JD)

Bruce Beemer (born December 14, 1968) is an American attorney and jurist currently serving as a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He previously served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2017 and as Inspector General of Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2019. He was nominated to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas by Governor Tom Wolf and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate in November 2019. He was sworn in on January 3, 2020.

Early life and education

Beemer was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Phillips Academy, graduating in 1987. In 1992, Beemer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Scranton, before earning a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1995.

References

  1. ↑ "Attorney General Bruce Beemer". Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Order of Exercises at Exhibition" (PDF). NOBLE Web. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Esack, Steve (2016-08-30). "Meet Pennsylvania's new attorney general". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2016-10-22.