Jack Anthony Panella (born May 4, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
degree in 1980 from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence award from The Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company for the highest academic grade in Contracts.
[7] Following graduation, Panella was a judicial law clerk in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
He was Chair of the Commonwealth Partners Program, where he participated in statewide meetings with other judges and legislators in discussing and resolving issues of mutual concern.
[17] In recognition of the success of this program, Panella received the President's Award from the Conference of State Trial Judges in 2002.
[8] As part of his responsibilities for the CJI, Panella conceived and wrote a popular short film on the history and operation of the Pennsylvania Judiciary.
The book is a comprehensive reference designed to help judges for the complex criminal issues surrounding sexual violence cases.
[31] Panella's second book, The Pennsylvania Sexual Violence BenchBook, Magisterial District Court Edition, was published in 2010.
This version of the benchbook was designed to assist Magisterial District Court Judges, and addresses the issues facing MDJ's during the earlier proceedings in prosecution for sexual violence.