District Judge Luther to Seek Re-Election
Richard W. Luther, Jr. will seek nomination for re-election as Magisterial District Judge for District 48-3-03 in the May 2011 Primary Election. Luther will seek representation on both the Republican and Democratic ballot. District 48-3-03 includes Bradford, Foster, Corydon and Otto townships and the borough of Lewis Run. The position has a six-year term that begins in 2012.
Luther is a lifelong resident of Bradford and began his career in law enforcement in 1982 when he attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institute for Criminal Justice Training Center and graduated from the regional police academy and began working part time for the Foster Township Police Department.
Luther was hired in January 1984 as a full time officer for the Bradford Township Police Department. At the time of his retirement in 2006, Luther had attained the rank of lieutenant.
Additional law enforcement experience includes employment with Corydon Township as well as the Campus Police Department of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. He also served as a member of the North Central/McKean County Drug Task Force and was a deputy sheriff of McKean County.
A graduate of Bradford Area High School, Luther has received extensive training and continuing education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst College and the Attorney General’s Office of PA.
Luther has also had the opportunity to work with representatives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation and representatives from Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York State Police Departments.
Since elected to the position of Magisterial District Judge, Luther has successfully met all mandatory requirements for annual re-certification as a district judge. In addition to mandatory training Luther has also participated in voluntary continuing education programs offered through the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
Luther is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #67, National Rifle Association, Exchange Club of Bradford, Bradford Township Lions, Pennsylvania Special Court Judges Association, and was a former republican committee member for district #3 of Bradford Township.
Luther has volunteered for the United Way of the Bradford Area and other worthwhile community projects.
The son of Richard Sr. and Bettie Luther, Luther lives in Bradford Township with his wife, Kristen, and their two children.
Luther is a lifelong resident of Bradford and began his career in law enforcement in 1982 when he attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Institute for Criminal Justice Training Center and graduated from the regional police academy and began working part time for the Foster Township Police Department.
Luther was hired in January 1984 as a full time officer for the Bradford Township Police Department. At the time of his retirement in 2006, Luther had attained the rank of lieutenant.
Additional law enforcement experience includes employment with Corydon Township as well as the Campus Police Department of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. He also served as a member of the North Central/McKean County Drug Task Force and was a deputy sheriff of McKean County.
A graduate of Bradford Area High School, Luther has received extensive training and continuing education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst College and the Attorney General’s Office of PA.
Luther has also had the opportunity to work with representatives of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation and representatives from Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York State Police Departments.
Since elected to the position of Magisterial District Judge, Luther has successfully met all mandatory requirements for annual re-certification as a district judge. In addition to mandatory training Luther has also participated in voluntary continuing education programs offered through the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
Luther is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #67, National Rifle Association, Exchange Club of Bradford, Bradford Township Lions, Pennsylvania Special Court Judges Association, and was a former republican committee member for district #3 of Bradford Township.
Luther has volunteered for the United Way of the Bradford Area and other worthwhile community projects.
The son of Richard Sr. and Bettie Luther, Luther lives in Bradford Township with his wife, Kristen, and their two children.
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