Robert Colville

Robert E. Colville (1935 – September 11, 2018[2]) was a Democratic politician and attorney from Pennsylvania.

Not to be confused with Robert J. Colville.
Robert Colville
Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
In office
March 20, 2006 – January 6, 2010
Preceded byEdmund B. Spaeth Jr.
Succeeded byAnne Lazarus
Judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
In office
January 1, 1998 – March 17, 2006
17th District Attorney of Allegheny County
In office
January 5, 1976 – January 1, 1998
Preceded byJohn Hickton
Succeeded byStephen Zappala
16th Pittsburgh Police Chief
In office
February 10, 1971 – March 1, 1975
Preceded byStephen Joyce
Succeeded byRobert Coll
Personal details
Born1935
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 11, 2018
(age 82 or 83)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Janet Graham[1]
ChildrenMichael, Robert J., Molly
ResidencePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materDuquesne University
Duquesne University School of Law
ProfessionAttorney, politician, police officer
Robert Colville
Other namesBob
Police career
DepartmentPittsburgh Police
Service years1960-1975
(Pittsburgh Police)
Rank - Chief
1971 – 1975
Homicide Detective
1969 – 1971
Patrolman
1961 – 1969

Professional career

After graduating from North Catholic High School in 1953, Colville joined the Marines. He later attended Duquesne University, where he obtained his BA in 1963. Colville then returned to North Catholic, where he was a teacher, and the school's head football coach.[3]

While Chief in 1974 he started the department on testing for promotions.[4]

From 1971 through 1975, Colville served as Pittsburgh Chief of Police under Mayor Pete Flaherty.[5]

He was the Allegheny County District Attorney from 1976, when he defeated incumbent John Hickton,[6] until 1998.[7][8] Colville contemplated a run for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1981.[9] In 1997, he was elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, and in 2006, he was appointed to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.[10]

References
  2. https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14072079-74/robert-colville-former-pittsburgh-police-chief-county-da-and-judge-dies-at
  3. "Colville, Robert E. 'Bob'". Biographies. Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JFoqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R1UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7328%2C3582220
  5. Warner, David (February 28, 1975). "Pete Names Coll City Police Chief". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  6. "Hickton, Colville Set To Debate at Forum". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 15, 1975. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  7. "Political Power To Change Hands Here On Monday". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 3, 1976. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  8. "Report: Juror feared 'outside pressures'". The Observer-Reporter. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ooBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2471%2C994612
  10. "Colville To Superior Court". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 16, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2012.

See also
Legal offices
Preceded by
John Hickton		 Allegheny County District Attorney
1976 – 1998		 Succeeded by
Stephen Zappala
Preceded by
Stephen Joyce		 Pittsburgh Police Chief
1971 – 1975		 Succeeded by
Robert Coll
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