Risa Vetri Ferman
| Risa Vetri Ferman | |
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Risa Vetri Ferman
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| Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Montgomery County | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2016 |
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| Born |
Risa Vetri April 5, 1965 Philadelphia, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Ferman |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Barbara and Sal Vetri |
| Residence | Abington Township |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania Widener University School of Law |
| Website | http://www.da.montcopa.org |
Risa Vetri Ferman (born April 5, 1965) is judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Montgomery County, and was formerly District Attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Before winning election as the county's prosecutor, Ferman worked for 15 years in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. In November 2007, she became the first woman elected District Attorney in Montgomery County. In 2011, Ferman won re-election and began her second term as District Attorney in January 2012. She is the daughter of Barbara and Sal Vetri, and sister of restaurateur Marc Vetri and television director and producer Adam Vetri.
Risa Vetri Ferman was born in Philadelphia and raised in Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Barbara and Sal Vetri. In her early life, Ferman worked for her father’s jewelry store, Crown Jewels and Dazzles, which operated with 35 storefronts and mall kiosks across Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey for 30 years.
She graduated from Abington Senior High School in 1983 and attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, graduating in 1987. After enrolling in the evening program at Widener University School of Law in 1990, she interned for the United States Attorney’s Office in 1991. Ferman graduated from Widener University School of Law in 1992 with a Juris Doctorate and was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 1992. She was admitted to practice before the U.S District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2006, and the United States Supreme Court in 2000. In 1993, Ferman began working as a prosecutor for the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Ferman began work as a prosecutor in 1993 and rose to Captain of Sex Crime and the Child Abuse. She has specialized in the prosecution of homicide, child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence cases. In 2002, Ferman was selected to serve as First Assistant District Attorney, second in command to then District Attorney Bruce Castor Jr. In this position, Ferman supervised the county detective bureau and oversaw all homicide cases. In November 2007, Ferman ran for District Attorney of Montgomery County.
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