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Dwayne Woodruff's Biography

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Full Name:

Dwayne D. Woodruff

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Joy; 3 Children: Jenyce, Jillian, John

Home City:

Pittsburgh, PA

JD, Duquesne University School of Law, 1984-1988

BSC, Finance, University of Louisville, 1975-1979

No political experience information on file.

Co-Chair, Allegheny County Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice, 2010-present

Member, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice, 2009-2010

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, 2004-present

Founding Partner, Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo, Limited Liability Company, 1997-present

Candidate, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2015

Player/Defensive Back, Pittsburgh Steelers, 1979-1991

Lawyer, Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck, Public Limited Liability Company, 1988-1990

Elder/Growth Group Facilitator/Marriage Ministry Mentor, Allegheny Center Alliance Church, present

Member, Educational Success & Truancy Prevention Committee, Shared Accountability for Education Workgroup, present

Lifetime Member, NAACP, present

Vice President, NFL Players Alumni Association, present

Co-Chair, National Campaign to Stop Violence’s "Do the Write Thing Challenge", present

Co-Chair, Shared Accountability for Education (SAFE) Workgroup, present

Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, present

Board Member, United Way of Allegheny County, present

Chairperson, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, present

Former Member, Allegheny County Bar Association Judiciary Committee

Former Chairman of the Board, American Cancer Society

Former Board Member, American Red Cross

Former Board Member, Child Watch

Former Chairman, Duquesne University Law Challenge for NEED

Former Board Member, Duquesne University Law School

Former Member, Juvenile Court Judges' Commission

Former Member, Pennsylvania House of Delegates, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Former Vice Chair, Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Rules Committee

Former Member, Urban Impact Foundation

Awards:

Juvenile Court Judges' Commission "Outstanding Leadership Award" (Nov. 2015)
Mel Blount Youth Home Award (April 2015) HCEF "Champion for Children Award" (March 2015)
WHIRL Magazine "Couples Who Make a Difference" (February 2014) Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (June 2013)
"Leather Helmet Award" by the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame (May 2013)
2012 "Chairman Award" by Small Seeds Development, Inc.
2012 NAACP Pittsburgh -- Homer S. Brown Award for Legal Service
"Old Ranger Memorial Award" for Youth and Community Service, Steelers Alumni, 2011
"Community Champion Award" for Do the Write Thing, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2011
Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer Diverse Attorney Award, 2011;
Life's Work Career Achievement Award, 2010
Three Rivers Youth Hall of Fame Award, 2010
Pittsburgh Courier Man of Excellence Award, 2009
Duquesne University Law Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award, 2007
Talk Magazine Salute for Achievement;
University of Louisville's "WOODRUFF ACADEMIC CENTER," dedicated in his honor on November 2, 2006
The North Hills Monthly Magazine "Mover and Shaker of the Month", August 2006

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