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Alyssa Cowan

Candidate for Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge - District 5 (Allegheny County) in 2025 Pennsylvania Primary Election.

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Alyssa Cowan

About Alyssa Cowan

Professional Experience
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judge - District 5 (2025 - Present)
University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work, Adjunct Professor (2022 - Present)
Allegheny County, Supervisory Assistant County Solicitor of the DHS/CYF Unit (2018 - 2025)
Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network, Family Design Resources, Legal Services Training Specialist (2014 - 2017)
KidsVoice, Staff Attorney (2011 - 2014)
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Child Protective Services, Assistant Attorney General (2005 - 2009)
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, Research Attorney (2003 - 2005)
University of Pennsylvania, Social Worker, Center for Children's Policy, Practice, and Research (1998 - 2001)
Degrees
JD, Temple University (2004)
Master's, University of Pennsylvania, Social Work (2000)
Bachelor's, American University, Anthropology (1998)

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

Having spent thousands of hours in the courtroom, she knows that the days spent by families in front of a judge are some of the most difficult of their entire lives. To that point, she has one simple yet important commitment: treat any member of your family, should they appear in her courtroom, with the care and attention she’d want for her own. Learn more

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Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge - District 5 (Allegheny County) in Pennsylvania Primary Election
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge - District 5 (Allegheny County) in Pennsylvania Consolidated Municipal Primary Election

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