Megan McCarthy King
{{Short description|American judge (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Megan M. King
| party = Republican
| office1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|08}}
| alma_mater = Vanderbilt University (B.A.)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D.)
| term_start = {{start date|2020|01|06}}
| image =
| office = Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
}}
Megan McCarthy King (born December 8, 1969) is an American lawyer, professor, and jurist who currently serves as a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |title=Judge Megan McCarthy King {{!}} Superior Court Judges {{!}} Superior Court {{!}} Courts {{!}} Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania |url=https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/superior-court-judges/judge-megan-mccarthy-king |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.pacourts.us |language=en}} A member of the Republican Party, King was elected to the Superior Court on November 5, 2019.
Early life and education
Megan McCarthy King was born in 1969, and she grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |last=Guza |first=Megan |date=2019-11-03 |title=In state Superior Court race, four candidates vie for two open seats |url=https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/in-state-superior-court-race-four-candidates-vie-for-two-open-seats/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}
King graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University in 1992, earning her Bachelor of Arts. She then got accepted into the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she received her J.D. degree in 1995.
Legal career
King began her career in 1995 in the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office, where she primarily prosecuted child abuse and elder abuse cases. King eventually became the Assistant District Attorney for Lancaster County.{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=DAN NEPHIN {{!}} Staff |date=2021-10-13 |title=State Superior Court panel hearing arguments at Lancaster County courthouse |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/state-superior-court-panel-hearing-arguments-at-lancaster-county-courthouse/article_23827bca-2c54-11ec-862e-7b67dbf794c6.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=LancasterOnline |language=en}}
In 1999, King became a law clerk for Justice Thomas Saylor of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. She served as a law clerk until 2001. Not long after her tenure as a Law Clerk, King became a certified special education teacher to better understand and serve the children in her cases.
King later became the Deputy District Attorney for Chester County, where she served in the Child Abuse Unit. She served in this position until she was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
2019 Superior Court Election
Megan won the Republican primary election for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. With the election being held for 2 seats,{{Cite web |title=With Split Decision in Pa. Superior Court, Republicans Pull Off a Statewide Surprise |url=https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/11/06/with-split-decision-in-pa-superior-court-republicans-pull-off-a-statewide-surprise/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=The Legal Intelligencer |language=en}} the top two candidates in each party's primary proceeded to the general election.{{Cite web |title=Megan McCarthy King |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Megan_McCarthy_King |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Pennsylvania Superior Court Republican primary results (vote for 2)}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Republican Party|candidate=Megan McCarthy King|votes=370,084|percentage=35.59%}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Republican Party|candidate=Christylee Peck|votes=348,271|percentage=33.49%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Republican Party|candidate=Rebecca Warren|votes=321,536|percentage=30.92%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=1,039,891|percentage=100.0%}}{{Election box end}}Megan then proceeded to the general election for the Pennsylvania Superior Court, where she received 25.41% (1,252,065) of votes, therefore winning alongside Daniel McCaffery.{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Pennsylvania Superior Court election (vote for 2){{cite web |title=2019 Municipal Election Official Results |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=72&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 |website=Pennsylvania Department of State}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Democratic Party|candidate=Daniel McCaffery|votes=1,273,658|percentage=25.85%}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Republican Party|candidate=Megan McCarthy King|votes=1,252,065|percentage=25.41%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Democratic Party|candidate=Amanda Green-Hawkins|votes=1,235,827|percentage=25.08%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Pennsylvania Republican Party|candidate=Christylee Peck|votes=1,166,201|percentage=23.67%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=4,927,751|percentage=100.0%}} {{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Pennsylvania Democratic Party}} {{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Pennsylvania Republican Party}}
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Category:Superior court judges in the United States
Category:Pennsylvania Republicans
Category:American women judges
Category:Vanderbilt University alumni