Cynthia A. Baldwin has close to thirty years' experience in trial and appellate litigation. Joining Duane Morris in 2008 after retiring from the judiciary, Ms. Baldwin consults on trial and appellate litigation and mediates complex cases with special focus on products liability, medical negligence and commercial cases. Ms. Baldwin is a neutral with both the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. She also practices in the area of non-profit governance, working with a variety of organizations from churches to colleges and universities.

A member of Law Review at Duquesne Law School, Fulbright Lecturer and Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution, Ms. Baldwin was a trial judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for 16 years before being appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court by Governor Rendell. A distinguished public servant, she previously served as Attorney-in-Charge and Deputy Attorney General, Western Regional Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection. Ms. Baldwin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania State University, which she chaired from 2004-2007 and a director emerita of the Duquesne University's Board of Directors. She currently chairs the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities (AGB) in Washington, DC. Ms. Baldwin was a professor at Duquesne University School of Law and has lectured and taught extensively both in the United States and internationally.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania Commission on Judicial Independence
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
- Judicial Ethics Committee, 2004-2006
- Education Committee, 1991-1993
Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
- Gubernatorial Appointee, 1990-2002
National Association of Women Judges
International Association of Women Judges
International Women's Forum
Homer S. Brown Law Association
- Board of Governors, 1994-1997
- Executive Board, 1993-1994
American Judicature Society
American Inn of Court
- Master

Admissions

Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1980
The Pennsylvania State University, M.A., 1974
The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1966

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2008-present
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Justice, 2006-2008
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
- Judge, 1990-2006
Palkovitz and Palkovitz
- Attorney, 1987-1989
Duquesne University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Legal Research & Writing, 1984-1986
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of the Attorney General
- Attorney-in-Charge, Western Regional Office, 1983-1986
- Deputy Attorney General, 1981-1983
Neighborhood Legal Services
- Staff Attorney, 1980-1981

Board Memberships

Penn State University
- Board of Trustees, Immediate Past Chair, 2007
- Board of Trustees, Chair, 2004-2007
Penn State University, McKeesport (name changed to Penn State Greater Allegheny)
- Executive Committee, 1985-present
- Advisory Board, 1983-present
Duquesne University
- Director Emerita
- Board of Directors, 1996-2005
- Executive Committee, 1997-2004
- President, Law Alumni Board, 1996-1997
- President-Elect, Law Alumni Board, 1995-1996
- Law Alumni Board, 1994-1999
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
- Judicial Ethics Committee, 2004-present
- Education Committee, 1991-1993
Fulbright Association
- Board of Directors, 2006-present
Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities
- Board of Directors, 2004-present
- Vice Chair
- Secretary, 2006
United Way of Allegheny County
- Executive Committee, 1996-2005
- Board of Directors, 1993-2005

Civic and Charitable Activities

Animal Friends
- Advisory Board
Magee-Women's Hospital
- Board of Directors, 1994-1995
Mon Valley Education Consortium
- Advisory Board
Pittsburgh Founders Council
- Board of Directors, 1993-1994

Honors and Awards

Recipient of the Anne X. Alpern Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Committee, 2009
Listed in Marquis 2009 Who's Who in America
Listed in 2008-2009 Marquis Who's Who of American Women
Allegheny County Bar Association's Women in the Law Division
- Mansmann Helping Hand Award, 2008
Greater Mon Valley
- Lifetime Achievement Woman of the Year Award, 2007
Greater Pittsburgh ATHENA Award Recipient, 2007
Herbert B. Cohen Chapter of The American Inns of Court
- Robert I. Shadle Legal Excellence and Professionalism Award, 2007
Widener University School of Law
- Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, 2007
Penn State Dickinson School of Law
- Judge Sylvia H. Rambo Award, 2007
Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Bar Committee
- A. Leon Higginbotham Award, 2006
Point Park University
- Honorary Doctorate
Barrister's Association
- A. Leon Higginbotham Award, 2006
Carlow University
- Honorary Doctorate
Carlow University
- Woman of Spirit, 2004
Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania, 1996
Outstanding Achievement Award, Duquesne Law School Alumni Association, 1996
Distinguished Alumna, Penn State, 1995

Selected Publications

"All About Family Court," An Answer and Activity Book for Children in Court, 1999
"Land Distribution in Zimbabwe," Civil Litigation Update, Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 6, 1998
"Avoiding Abuse (of and under state and federal acts)," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, p. 1, 1994
"Professionalism," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, Vol. 139, No. 2, p. 43, 1991
"Silhouettes," (History of African Americans in the Allegheny County Court System), Pittsburgh Legal Journal, p. 3, 1989

Selected Speaking Engagements

Moderator, "Sustainable Cities & Economies of the Future/Africa on the Horizon – Today for Tomorrow," International Women's Forum World Leadership Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 17, 2008
"Freedom of Expression in Guinea," Research Institute on Democracy in Rule of Law, Conakry, Guinea, August 6-8, 2007
Panelist, "Religion, Tradition and Judging," 2006 International Association of Women Judges Conference on Judicial Independence, Sydney, Australia, May 6, 2006
"Do the Right Thing: Ethics on the Job, in our Relationships, and in our Personal and Public Lives," St. Andrew's Lecture, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 30, 2005
"Experiencing Life, Sacrifices and Contributions," Duquesne University Dinner for Parents of Freshman, August 13, 2004
"The Right Chemistry," Women's Luncheon, Central Regional Meeting of the American Society, October 21, 2003
"Do the Right Thing," Downtown Duquesne University Alumni Luncheon, March 27, 2003