Sallie Updyke Mundy is a judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She was elected in 2009 and began her term in January 2010.

She was born in Elmira, New York

Elmira, New York

Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...

 and was raised in Tioga, Pennsylvania

Tioga, Pennsylvania

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In 1984, she graduated from Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...

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In 1987, she graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law was founded in 1895, and became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900...

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After law school she served in a judicial clerkship for the Tioga County

Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Tioga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,981. Tioga County was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for the Tioga River. Its county seat is Wellsboro....

 Courts of Common Pleas

Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas

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. In 1988, she entered private practice, working as a defense attorney in the field of medical malpractice

Medical malpractice

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She is part-owner of a small cattle farm, raising Scottish Highland cattle

Highland cattle

Highland cattle or kyloe are a Scottish breed of beef cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun....

, in Tioga County.