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 Violences "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