Biographical facts about the 2007 candidates for Pennsylvania's Supreme and Superior courts:

<B>Republicans</B>• <B>Mike Krancer</B>AGE: 49OCCUPATION: Former chief judge, state Environmental Hearing BoardEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, University of Virginia, 1980; law degree, Washington and Lee University, 1983EXPERIENCE: Litigation partner at the Philadelphia law firms of Dilworth Paxon and Blank Rome. Appointed to Environmental Hearing Board in 1999, named chief judge and chairman of the board in 2003, resigned in 2007 to campaign full-timeFAMILY: Lives in Bryn Mawr with wife Barbara and four children.CAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.krancerforsupreme.com/• <B>Maureen Lally-Green</B>AGE: 58OCCUPATION: Superior Court judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Duquesne University; law degree, Duquesne University Law School, 1974EXPERIENCE: Counsel for Commodity Futures Trading Commission and private law practice, 1974-78. Counsel for Westinghouse Electric Corp., 1978-83. Adjunct professor, Duquesne University Law School, since 1983. Appointed to Superior Court, 1998; elected to 10-year term on Superior Court, 1999FAMILY: Lives in Butler County with husband Stephen Ross Green. Three grown childrenCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.lallygreen.com<B>Democrats• </B> <B>Seamus McCaffery</B>AGE: 57OCCUPATION: Superior Court judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, La Salle University, 1977; law degree, Temple University Law School, 1989EXPERIENCE: Joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968; Marine Corps Reserve, 1968-85; Air Force Reserve, 1985-present. Worked his way up from patrolman to detective in the Philadelphia Police Department, 1970-89. Private law practice, 1989-94; Philadelphia Municipal Court judge, 1994-2004. Elected to Superior Court in 2003FAMILY: Lives in Philadelphia with wife Lise Rapaport. Three grown childrenCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.judgeseamus.com/• <B>Debra Todd</B>AGE: 49OCCUPATION: Superior Court judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Chatham College, 1979; law degree, University of Pittsburgh Law School, 1982; master's degree, University of Virginia Law School, 2004EXPERIENCE: Eighteen years as a lawyer, including five years as a litigator for USX Corp. Elected to the state Superior Court in 1999FAMILY: Lives in Butler County with husband Steve and one childCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.debratoddforjustice.com/

<B>Republicans</B>• <B>Cheryl Allen</B>AGE: 59OCCUPATION: Allegheny County judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Penn State University; law degree, University of Pittsburgh Law School, 1975EXPERIENCE: Elementary school teacher, Pittsburgh, 1969-72. Attorney for Pittsburgh Neighborhood Legal Services, 1975-76. Lawyer for Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, 1976-77. Private attorney, 1980-90. Assistant solicitor, Allegheny County Law Department, 1977-90. Appointed to county bench in 1990, subsequently elected to two 10-year termsFAMILY: Lives with husband Jim Skipwith near Pittsburgh. Three grown childrenCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: cherylallenforsuperiorcourt.com/• <B>Bruce Bratton</B>AGE: 58OCCUPATION: Dauphin County judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Penn State University, 1973; law degree, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1976EXPERIENCE: An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Bratton spent 25 years in a private legal practice before he was appointed to the county bench in 2001. Elected to a 10-year term later that yearFAMILY: Lives with wife Holly near Harrisburg. Two grown childrenCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.brucebrattonforsuperiorcourt.com/• <B>Jacqueline Shogan</B>AGE: 54OCCUPATION: Pittsburgh lawyerEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in nursing, Temple University, 1975; law degree from Duke University Law School, 1990EXPERIENCE: Worked as a nurse for 12 years before going to law school. Spent four years as a staff attorney at the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Has worked as a private lawyer for about 14 years and is currently with the firm of Thorp Reed & ArmstrongFAMILY: Lives outside of Pittsburgh in Murrysville with her husband Jeff and their three childrenCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.shoganforsuperiorcourt.com/<B>Democrats• </B><B>Christine Donohue</B>AGE: 54OCCUPATION: Pittsburgh lawyerEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, East Stroudsburg University, 1974; law degree, Duquesne University Law School, 1980EXPERIENCE: Has worked for several Pittsburgh law firms, currently with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. Judge on the state Court of Judicial Discipline, 1993-96. Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1997-2003FAMILY: Divorced. Lives in PittsburghCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.christinedonohue4superiorcourt.com/• <B>Ron Folino</B>AGE: 53OCCUPATION: Allegheny County judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Penn State University, 1976; law degree, Dickinson Law School, 1981EXPERIENCE: Practiced law in Pittsburgh and Erie for 12 years before being elected to the bench in 1993FAMILY: Lives with wife Lois in Allegheny CountyCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.ronfolino.com/• <B>John Younge</B>AGE: 52OCCUPATION: Philadelphia County judgeEDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Boston University, 1977; law degree, Howard University Law School, 1981EXPERIENCE: Private law practice, 1982-85. Deputy executive director and general counsel of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, 1985-95. Elected to the county bench in 1995FAMILY: Lives in Philadelphia with wife Joy May Brown-Younge and their three childrenCAMPAIGN WEB SITE: www.judgejohnyounge.com/