She's a true Philadelphia success story. She was born, raised, and educated in the city. She has served for over a decade as a Municipal Court and Common Pleas court judge, and for the past 17 years as Philadelphia's "Tough as Nails" D.A. She's Lynne Abraham, and she's joined us on The Big Talker 1210 team. Tune in each month for the D.A. Lynne Abraham Show on your home for Phillies baseball, the Big Talker 1210, WPHT. First show airs on March 10th at 9pm.
In 1991, Lynne Abraham was selected to be the first woman to serve as Philadelphia's District Attorney, and she won election to that position in 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2005. As District Attorney, she oversees the largest district attorney's office in Pennsylvania. The office prosecutes approximately 75,000 cases every year and is the largest appellate litigator in the Commonwealth. Lynne oversees a professional staff of 300 assistant district attorneys and 275 support staff. Since her first days in office, Lynne has been a strong voice for victims of crime and has worked to improve the District Attorney's Office and criminal justice system in our city and state through innovative programs and legislation to help crime victims and law enforcement.
In addition to serving as the city's chief law enforcement officer since 1991, Lynne has committed her entire career to serving our community. Lynne was born and raised in Philadelphia and educated in its public schools. Lynne served as a legislative consultant for the City Council of Philadelphia, where she assisted council in conducting investigations, drafted legislation, testified at public hearings, met with citizen's groups and revised portions of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter. Lynne was elected Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in 1977 and she was elected to the Court of Common Pleas in 1980, where she presided over criminal trials until she became District Attorney in 1991. Lynne is married to Philadelphia talk radio pioneer, Frank Ford.
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