Dick Hughes

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Dick Hughes

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Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education

Bachelor's

Lafayette College

Graduate

Oxford University, Magdalen College Legal Studies Program

Law

Washington and Lee School of Law


Dick Hughes is a judge on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He was elected in 2011 and his term expires in 2022.

Education

Hughes earned his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College. He earned his masters from Oxford University’s prestigious Magdalen College Legal Studies Program. He earned a law degree from the Washington and Lee School of Law.[1][2]

Career

Hughes has served as the District Attorney’s office since 1988 and has worked in private practice since his admission to the bar.[1][2]

2011 election

Hughes received 6.5 percent in the Democratic primary and 10.6 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[3] He was elected in the general election on November 8, winning 13.4 percent of the vote.[4]

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011

Campaign finance

Hughes spent nearly $52,000 since May and more than $124,000 during the course of his campaign, mainly on media services and television commercials.[5]

Awards and associations

Associations

  • Forty Fort Cemetery Association
  • Leadership Wilkes-Barre Mentor Program
  • Northeast Counseling Services[1][2]

See also

External links

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