Cynthia A. Baldwin practices in the area of litigation with a focus on appellate litigation and nonprofit governance. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Ms. Baldwin served as a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for two years and a judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for 16 years. Ms. Baldwin's distinguished public service has encompassed chairing The Pennsylvania State University's board of directors, serving as Attorney-in-Charge and Deputy Attorney General, Western Regional Office, Consumer Protection Division, for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and teaching at Duquesne University and Widener University law schools. She also is trustee emerita of the Duquesne University board of directors and vice chair of the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities board of directors. She has lectured and taught extensively in the U.S. and internationally.

Ms. Baldwin is a 1980 graduate of Duquesne University School of Law, where she was a member of the Law Review, and a graduate of Pennsylvania State University (M.A., B.A.).

Professional Activities

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
Matrimonial Inn of Court
- Master, 1995-1999
- Executive Committee, 1995-1996

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

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
Mt. Ararat Community Activity Center, Inc.
- Community Service Award
Pennsylvania State University, Sparks Society, College of Liberal Arts, 2003
Mental Health Association of Allegheny County, Children's Service Award, 2003

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

"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