Résumé

Richard M. Cappelli
8 West Front Street
Media, PA 19061-3306
(610) 565-9595 office
RCappelli@CappelliforJudge.com

Personal Profile

Born:  December 22nd, 1953
Married:  May 26th, 1988 to Cindy Doubet Cappelli
Children:  Andrew, 16.  Amy, 15.

Legal Education

Delaware Law School of Widener University
Juris Doctor, 1981
Moot Court Honor Society, Student Bar Association Parliamentarian

Undergraduate Education

St. Francis University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, 1977
Received many awards and recognitions including the highest honor granted by the college.

Admitted to Practice

The United States Supreme Court
 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and all other courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Employment History

1992 - Present       Magisterial District Judge for Magisterial District 32-2-49
1985 - 1992           Master in Juvenile Court of Delaware County
1987 - 1992           Municipal Solicitor for Trainer Borough
1985 - 1992           Zoning Solicitor for Aston Township, Pennsylvania
1986 - 1990           Zoning Solicitor for Yeadon Borough, Pennsylvania
1981 - Present       In the private practice of law since admission to the bar of the Supreme Court of
                                       Pennsylvania in 1981
1982 - 1985           Child Advocate for Delaware County (Created the first program in PA for the investigation
                                       and prosecution of child abuse cases. The Delaware County D.A.'s office
                                       continues to use this Special Victims  program.)
1977 - 1978           Court Administrator's Office of Delaware County 

Publications

Co-author and Editor of The Bench Book for District Judges in Pennsylvania

Professional Activities

President of Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania (2003-2004)
Director of the Delaware County Bar Association
Member of the Widener University Law School Alumni Board
President of Delaware County District Justice Association (1994-1995)
President of Special Court Judges Association (District 11)(1997-1998)
Member of the District Justice Committee of the Delaware County Bar Association
Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
Member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee of Delaware County
Member of the PA Commission On Crime and Delinquency's STOP Violence Against Women Sub-committee
Member of the Justinian Society
Former Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania
Former Member of the Municipal Solicitors Committee of the Delaware County Bar Association
Lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on Practice before the District Courts
Lecturer at Neumann College on Practice before the District Courts
Executive Board member of the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania
Board member of the Delaware County District Justice Association
Honorary Lifetime Member of the Pennsylvania State Constables Association
Liaison for the SCJA of Pa. to the Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member Of

American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Delaware County Bar Association

Community Involvement

Recipient of the Columbus Memorial Association’s "Man of The Year Award"
Founder of the Leon Mascaro Scholarship Fund
Board member of the Be Proud Foundation
Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary Club International
Parishioner St. Thomas RC Church, Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
Chairman of the Delaware County Fair Board (1991)
Brandywine Youth Club
Knights of Columbus Old St. Thomas Chapter