Plate, License
Object number2023.121.9
Date1992-1998
MediumMetal; Paint; Brass; Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Rochelle S. Friedman
DescriptionPennsylvania Commonwealth Court license plate. Painted royal blue metal flat rounded rectangle with painted yellow raised border. Front has raised text that is painted yellow including the court name, license plate number, and commonwealth name. Mounted at the viewer's left center is a brass Pennsylvania coat of arms device; device is fastened on the reverse with a flat, circular disk backer. Front has rectangular registration stickers layered in the viewer's bottom left corner; the topmost sticker has white background with red printed text. Two holes each along top and bottom edges. Reverse is shiny silver metal with the front's details visible.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 6.063 x 2.063 x 0.5 in. (15.4 x 5.2 x 1.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has painted yellow text "Commonwealth Court / C / C / J4 / PENNSYLVANIA".
Pennsylvania coat of arms device has raised text along the bottom banner "VIRTUE LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE".
Front has a sticker in the viewer's bottom left corner with red printed text "PENNSYLVANIA / 6-98 / 891644" and light gray repeated text in the background "OFFICIAL / USE ONLY".
Historical NotesSpecialty license plate assigned to Rochelle S. Friedman in the 1990s while serving as a Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania judge. 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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