Button, Campaign
Object number2023.121.3
Date1989-1992
MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Rochelle S. Friedman
DescriptionCircular pinback campaign button. White paper background with black printed campaign message with red line at bottom. Button has clear plastic cover. The paper backer and plastic cover are crimped around the perimeter. Shiny silver metal backer with pinback across top center. DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 2.5 x 0.375 in. (6.4 x 1 cm)InscriptionsFront has black printed text "SHELLY / FRIEDMAN / FOR / JUDGE".
Historical NotesShelly Friedman Commonwealth Court campaign button. Rochelle S. Friedman was raised in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Rogers School and the University of Pittsburgh for both undergraduate and law school. Friedman served as a judicial law clerk to Judge James R. McGregor of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and as solicitor to Robert N. Peirce, Clerk of Courts of Allegheny County. After three failed attempts at running for the Court of Common Pleas, she won a seat on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and served from 1992 until her retirement in 2016. She was notable for her defense of the first amendment, the rights of women and minorities, and other civil liberties.
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh
Previous owner
Rochelle S. Friedman
Related institution
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Related institution
Rogers School
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1989-1992
Badge-a-Minit
1990-1993
1969-1988
1988
1988
1989-1992