Judge Joseph P. Cronin, Jr.

President Judge Joseph P. Cronin, Jr. was elected to a ten-year term on the Delaware County Common Pleas Court on November 5, 1991, and on January 6, 1992, he began his first ten-year term. On November 6, 2001, Judge Cronin was retained and on January 3, 2002, he began his second ten-year term.  In January, 2008, Judge Cronin was elected President Judge by the 19-member Board of Judges to serve a five-year term.  He is a graduate of St. Joseph's College and Duquesne University School of Law. During his years as an attorney, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for Delaware County between 1975 and 1978. He was a partner in the firm of Cronin, Emuryan and Breen from 1978 until December 1991. During his years of practice he was Solicitor for Eddystone and Parkside and the Ridley Park zoning Hearing Board. He was the President of the Board of Commissioners of Ridley Township between 1980 and 1991.