Judicial Services Report 2016, 225th Anniversary Edition

Judge Henry S. Kenderdine, Jr. May 18, 1946 to April 10, 2010

Judge Paul K. Allison January 6, 1937 to January 19, 2016

Judge Paul K. Allison was born in North Adams, MA and was a grad- uate of Williams College and later a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Previous to his tenure as a judge with the Lancaster County Court of Com- mon Pleas starting in 1991, he practiced law for 30 years. He was also the solicitor in Elizabethtown and served as a former board president for the Hempfield School District. He was a practicing judge in Lancaster County for 16 years.

A graduate of Dickinson College and Dickinson School of Law, Judge Kenderdine served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army before beginning his legal career with the firm Alspach and Ryder in 1973. The following year, he became a part-time assistant District Attorney for Lancaster County, while remaining associated with Alspach and Ry- der. In 1980, he was appointed First Assistant Dis- trict Attorney, a position he held until he was elect- ed District Attorney. He was re-elected to a second term and served a total of eight years as District Attorney from 1984-1992. As District Attorney, he had a reputation for be- ing tough, but fair. He was also very innovative. During his tenure, he created the Lancaster County Drug Enforcement Task Force to facilitate the in- vestigation and prosecution of drug dealers, and the Victim Witness unit to protect and enforce the rights of victims of crime and witnesses. At the conclusion of his term as District Attor- ney, he was elected a Judge of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of Lancaster County for a ten-year term. He was retained as a Judge and began his second term in 2002. As a member of the bench, he dealt exclusively with family law matters such as di- vorce, support, and custody.