Brandon P. Neuman | |
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| Judge of theSuperior Court of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Dan McCaffery |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from the48th district | |
| In office January 4, 2011 – December 31, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Solobay |
| Succeeded by | Tim O'Neal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1981-11-01)November 1, 1981 (age 44) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Carrie Neuman |
| Residence | North Strabane, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Richmond (B.A.) University of Pittsburgh School of Law (M.S.L.) Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.) |
Brandon P. Neuman (born November 1, 1981) is an American politician and jurist. He is a judge of theSuperior Court of Pennsylvania. A member of theDemocratic Party, he previously represented the48th district in thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017.[1][2] He was also a court of common pleas judge inWashington County.
Neuman graduated from Canon–McMillan High School in 2000. He earned a bachelor's in criminal justice from theUniversity of Richmond in 2005. Neuman earned a master's degree from theUniversity of Pittsburgh in 2005 and a J.D. fromDuquesne University in 2009.[3] Neuman played football for Canon–McMillan and theUniversity of Richmond.
Neuman was first elected to the Pennsylvania House in 2011. He representedWashington County, Pennsylvania, which is to the South ofPittsburgh. Neuman served on the Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Consumer Affairs, Judiciary, Labor & Industry, and Rules committees.[3]
Neuman had been a critic of formerGovernorTom Corbett's handling of thePenn State child sex abuse scandal.[4] Along with fellow RepresentativeTony DeLuca, Neuman had introduced legislation to combat healthcare waste and fraud.[5]
Neuman ran forLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014, but finished fifth in the Democratic primary.[6][7]
Neuman resigned his state house seat in December 2017, after he was elected as a Washington County judge.[8]
In 2025, Neuman was elected as a judge to theSuperior Court of Pennsylvania[9], filling a seat which had been left vacant by the ascendance ofDaniel McCaffery to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He is the firstMillennial to be elected to a seat on one of Pennsylvania's appellate courts.
On January 7, 2026, Judge Neuman was sworn in by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief JusticeDebra Todd. "People will always come first, and the outcome should always be justice for the people," Neuman said in a speech that followed his swearing in. "Every case has a person behind it."[10][11][12]
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