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Lynne Abraham was born on 31 January, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American attorney (born 1941). Discover Lynne Abraham's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?
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83 years old |
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31 January 1941 |
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31 January |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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United States
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Lynne Abraham Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Lynne Abraham's Husband?
Her husband is Frank Ford (deceased)
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Frank Ford (deceased) |
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Lynne Abraham Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lynne Abraham worth at the age of 83 years old? Lynne Abraham’s income source is mostly from being a successful attorney. She is from United States. We have estimated Lynne Abraham's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Lynne Marsha Abraham (born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney who served as the district attorney of the City of Philadelphia from May 1991 to January 2010.
She was the first woman to serve as Philadelphia's district attorney.
Abraham won election to that position four times.
Abraham is sometimes regarded as having been among the United States' "deadliest" prosecutors because she sought and obtained the death penalty more frequently than most district attorneys.
Abraham was born in 1941 and raised in Philadelphia, where she educated in Philadelphia public schools.
The daughter of first-generation Americans, she grew up on the margins of poverty.
Her grandparents were a tailor and a butcher from Europe.
She studied at Temple University for her undergraduate degree and received her Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
She served as a legislative consultant for the city council of Philadelphia.
She served as the head of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority during the administration of Mayor Frank Rizzo.
She was elected Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in 1977, then was elected to the Court of Common Pleas in 1980, where she presided over criminal trials until she became district attorney in 1991.
Abraham was elected by Philadelphia judges to take over as District Attorney in 1991 when then-District Attorney Ronald D. Castille, later Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, stepped down from the District Attorney post in order to run for mayor.
The Board of Judges elected Abraham by a thin 39-37 margin.
As an incumbent, Abraham was elected to a four-year term in 1993.
She was re-elected three more times; in 1997 (defeating challengers Jack McMahon and Leon Williams), 2001 (defeating challengers Alexander Talmadge and Leon Williams) and 2005 (defeating challenger Seth Williams, who would succeed her as District Attorney five years later).
Abraham held the office of district attorney longer than anyone else in Philadelphia history, during which time she saw 108 capital sentences returned.
She earned the nicknames "Deadliest DA" and "Queen of Death" for the high rate at which her office, especially prosecutor Roger King, sought the death penalty in past decades.
In the 2004 presidential election, Abraham served as one of Pennsylvania's electors, casting her ballot for John Kerry.
In 2007, Abraham charged William J. Barnes for the murder of a police officer, whom Barnes shot forty-one years earlier during a failed burglary.
The officer survived, but died in 2007 from a urinary tract infection.
Barnes had served twenty years for the incident, but Abraham believed she could prove causation between Barnes' shot and the urinary tract infection.
In the 2008 election, she cast her electoral ballot for Barack Obama.
She was married to Frank Ford until his death in March 2009.
Despite Barnes having reformed his life, he was incarcerated until he was acquitted of the homicide in 2010.
She ran for Mayor of Philadelphia in the 2015 election, but lost the Democratic primary.
In 2015, Abraham ran for Mayor of Philadelphia in 2015 and finished third among six candidates in the Democratic primary.
In 2017, Abraham applied to serve as interim district attorney following the resignation of Seth Williams, who had pleaded guilty in a federal corruption case.
The Philadelphia NAACP publicly opposed her appointment.
Abraham is co-founder of I-LEAD Charter School in Reading, Pennsylvania.
