Kathleen Kane
| Kathleen Kane | |
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| 48th Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 15, 2013 – August 17, 2016 |
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| Governor |
Tom Corbett Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Linda Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Castor (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kathleen Margaret Granahan June 14, 1966 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Kane |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Scranton (BS) Temple University (JD) |
Kathleen Granahan Kane (born Kathleen Margaret Granahan; June 14, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016. She was the first female and also the first Democrat ever elected to the position (though both women and Democrats had held the office before it became elective in 1980).
In August 2015, Kane was charged with multiple offenses related to her position as attorney general, including a felony perjury charge, and an array of misdemeanors that included official oppression, obstruction, and related conspiracy charges. In September 2015, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended Kane's license to practice law, the first such occurrence for a Pennsylvania attorney general. On August 15, 2016, Kane was convicted of all charges, including two felony perjury charges, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice, and she announced her resignation the following day, effective August 17. The judge could have sentenced her to up to 28 years in prison but opted for a sentence of 10–23 months.
Born Kathleen Margaret Granahan, Kane grew up on the west side of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she attended West Scranton High School. Kane received a Bachelor of Science degree in international studies from the University of Scranton in 1988 and J.D. from Temple University Law School in 1993.
Kane was an attorney at Post & Schell P.C., a Philadelphia law firm, prior to 1995 and handled civil cases. From 1995 to 2007, she served as an assistant district attorney for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, where she prosecuted hundreds of sex-abuse, elder abuse, murder, assault, rape, public corruption, and fraud cases. In 2007, Kane worked for a private law firm in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and took a position with the 2008 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.
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