HR 418 — A Resolution honoring the life and legacy of former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman.

PRINTER'S NO.   2919

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 418
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, DALEY, GUZMAN, BRENNAN, HILL-EVANS,
        McNEILL, GALLAGHER, JAMES, BURGOS, STAMBAUGH, DOUGHERTY,
        NEILSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FLEMING, HOWARD AND SANCHEZ,
        FEBRUARY 19, 2026

     INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
        FEBRUARY 19, 2026


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Honoring the life and legacy of former Pennsylvania Supreme
 2      Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman.
 3      WHEREAS, Sandra Schultz was born November 4, 1938, in
 4   Philadelphia; and
 5      WHEREAS, She earned her bachelor's degree from Drexel
 6   University in 1959, her master's degree in hearing science from
 7   Temple University in 1969 and her law degree from Villanova
 8   University Charles Widger School of Law in 1972; and
 9      WHEREAS, Justice Sandra Schultz Newman began her professional
10   career as the first woman to serve in the Montgomery County
11   District Attorney's office; and
12      WHEREAS, Justice Newman proceeded to spend two decades as an
13   attorney in private practice before being elected Judge of
14   Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1993 and 1995; and
15      WHEREAS, In 1995, Justice Newman became the first woman ever
16   elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, serving until 2006;
 1   and
 2         WHEREAS, After her service on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,
 3   Justice Newman returned to private practice where she focused on
 4   alternative dispute resolution; and
 5         WHEREAS, Throughout her historic tenure, Justice Newman
 6   served on numerous boards and committees, remained involved with
 7   Pennsylvania's judicial community and supported her alma mater
 8   through cofounding the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School
 9   of Law and sitting on the Executive Committee of the Board of
10   Trustees of the Drexel University College of Medicine; and
11         WHEREAS, Justice Newman received a number of awards and
12   recognitions, including the Medallion of Achievement Award from
13   Villanova University School of Law, the Anne X. Alpern Award
14   from the Pennsylvania Bar Association and four honorary
15   doctorate degrees; and
16         WHEREAS, Justice Newman was also a recipient of the Drexel
17   100 Award, recognizing her as one of Drexel University's 100
18   outstanding alumni, and she was designated one of the
19   Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania; and
20         WHEREAS, Justice Newman dedicated her life to honoring and
21   upholding the rule of law within our Commonwealth; and
22         WHEREAS, Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra
23   Schultz Newman passed away on February 2, 2026, at the age of
24   87; therefore be it
25         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life
26   and legacy of former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra
27   Schultz Newman.




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