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| Name | David W. Heckler |
| Address | 2372 Turk Road
Doylestown, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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March 07, 1947
(77 years)
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| Contributor | Barack O-blame-a |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
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| Info | Experience
Personal
Born March 7, 1947 in Abington, PA
Married: Susan E. Heckler, nee Kruger
Two Children: Betsy (deceased) and Matthew
Lifelong Bucks County resident
Education
Central Bucks High School, Doylestown, PA – Graduated, 1965
Yale University – B.A. in Political Science, 1969 – member of two Ivy League Championship football teams
University of Virginia School of Law – LL.B., 1972
Public Elective Office
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County – 1998 to 2009
President Judge, January 2004 to January 2009; spokesman and administrative head of the Court.
Presided over more than 200 criminal jury trials and 150 non-jury trials.
Member – Victim Service Advisory Committee of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Member, Pennsylvania General Assembly – 1986 to 1997
State Senator, 10th Senatorial District – 1993 to 1997
Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing; Chairman of Law & Justice Committee; Vice Chairman of Judiciary Committee; Member of Finance, Local Government, and State Government Committees. Accomplishments include leadership in passage of: instant-check firearms legislation excluding criminals, juvenile delinquents and mentally ill from firearm ownership; PACENET expansion of prescription benefits for elderly; comprehensive revision of the Child Protective Services Law; authorship and passage of legislation facilitating local purchase of farm land and open space; and authorship and advocacy for legislation requiring lobbyist disclosure and regulation.
Twice recognized by the public interest lobby Common Cause with their “Champion of Good Government” Award.
State Representative, 143rd Legislative District – 1986 to 1993
Chairman of Subcommittee on Crimes and Corrections, Member of Judiciary, Labor Relations, Local Government and Policy Committees. Served on Public Employee Retirement Study Commission, Local Tax Reform Caucus and Acid Rain Caucus. Accomplishments include enactment of protections for high-growth municipalities; leadership role on committee which wrote the state’s 1989 Ethics Law; authorship of Constitutional Amendment barring convicted judges from state pension system.
Employment
Assistant (subsequently Deputy) District Attorney – 1972 to 1979
Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Doylestown
Criminal investigation and prosecution, estimate more than 100 jury trials, including all major felonies and murder.
Counsel to Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association – 1979 to 1986
Legal assistance and training for D.A.s and their staffs. As their spokesman, supported mandatory sentencing for violent criminals; sought reform of the state’s Mental Health Procedures Act; helped draft toughened drunk driving laws; established state’s first basic training course for Assistant District Attorneys and assisted in founding Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute.
Adjunct Faculty Member, Bucks County Community College – 1973 to 1982
Taught courses in Criminal Justice including Criminal Evidence, Criminal Procedure, and Crimes and Offenses.
McNamara, Heckler and Bolla – 122 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA
Of Counsel – January 1994 to December 1997; March 2009 to present
Partner – January 1976 to December 1993
General practice of law with emphasis on zoning and municipal matters. Represented Zoning Hearing Boards of Doylestown, Buckingham, New Britain, Warwick townships and New Hope Borough in over 360 zoning hearings. Solicitor for Lower Makefield in accomplishing the township’s first Farmland Preservation Development plan. Instructor to Bucks County Constables, Bucks County Fire School and Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.
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