David W. Heckler
District Attorney of Bucks County
In office
January 4, 2010 – September 2, 2016
Preceded byMichelle Henry
Succeeded byMatthew Weintraub
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 10th district
In office
November 22, 1993[1] – August 31, 1997[2]
Preceded byJim Greenwood
Succeeded byJoe Conti
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 143rd district
In office
January 6, 1987 – November 22, 1993
Preceded byJim Greenwood
Succeeded byJoe Conti
Personal details
Born (1947-03-07) March 7, 1947 (age 77)
Abington, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materYale University (BA)
University of Virginia (LLB)

David W. Heckler (born March 7, 1947)[3] is an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 10th district from 1993 to 1997.[4]

Early life and education

Heckler was born in Abington, Pennsylvania and graduated from Yale University and the University of Virginia Law School.[5]

Career

Heckler served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 143rd district from 1987 to 1993.[6] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1993 to 1997.

After leaving the state senate, he was elected Judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Bucks County including as President Judge from 2004 to 2008.[5]

In 2009, Heckler left the court and was elected District Attorney of Bucks County, and re-elected in 2013. Heckler resigned in 2016, and was succeeded by then Chief of Prosecution Matt Weintraub.[7]

References

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1993-1994" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1997-1998" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ McQuown, L.S.; Pennsylvania; Ehgartner, G.; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications (1993). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 111. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780818201776. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  4. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "H"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  5. ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - David W Heckler Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "H"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  7. ^ Schroeder, Laurie Mason. "Bucks County DA David Heckler stepping aside". themorningcall.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

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