Pennsylvania HR 418: A Resolution honoring the life and legacy of former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2919
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 418
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, DALEY, GUZMAN, BRENNAN, HILL-EVANS,
McNEILL, GALLAGHER, JAMES, BURGOS, STAMBAUGH, DOUGHERTY,
NEILSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FLEMING, HOWARD AND SANCHEZ,
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of former Pennsylvania Supreme
Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman.
WHEREAS, Sandra Schultz was born November 4, 1938, in
Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, She earned her bachelor's degree from Drexel
University in 1959, her master's degree in hearing science from
Temple University in 1969 and her law degree from Villanova
University Charles Widger School of Law in 1972; and
WHEREAS, Justice Sandra Schultz Newman began her professional
career as the first woman to serve in the Montgomery County
District Attorney's office; and
WHEREAS, Justice Newman proceeded to spend two decades as an
attorney in private practice before being elected Judge of
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1993 and 1995; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, Justice Newman became the first woman ever
elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, serving until 2006;
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and
WHEREAS, After her service on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,
Justice Newman returned to private practice where she focused on
alternative dispute resolution; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her historic tenure, Justice Newman
served on numerous boards and committees, remained involved with
Pennsylvania's judicial community and supported her alma mater
through cofounding the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School
of Law and sitting on the Executive Committee of the Board of
Trustees of the Drexel University College of Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Justice Newman received a number of awards and
recognitions, including the Medallion of Achievement Award from
Villanova University School of Law, the Anne X. Alpern Award
from the Pennsylvania Bar Association and four honorary
doctorate degrees; and
WHEREAS, Justice Newman was also a recipient of the Drexel
100 Award, recognizing her as one of Drexel University's 100
outstanding alumni, and she was designated one of the
Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Justice Newman dedicated her life to honoring and
upholding the rule of law within our Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra
Schultz Newman passed away on February 2, 2026, at the age of
87; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life
and legacy of former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra
Schultz Newman.
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