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Button, Campaign

Object number2023.121.5

Date1989-1992

MediumMetal; Paper; Ink; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Rochelle S. Friedman

DescriptionCircular pinback campaign button. Golden yellow paper background with black printed campaign message with check mark in viewer's top left corner and two lines across top center. Button has clear plastic cover. Paper and plastic cover are crimped around the perimeter. Shiny silver 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 "Yes! / Judge / Shelly Friedman / Commonwealth / Court".
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.

Previous owner Rochelle S. Friedman

Related institution University of Pittsburgh

Related institution Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Related institution Rogers School

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