Maura Palumbi

Maura Palumbi won a full 10-year term as a Butler County Common Pleas Court judge, a role she has filled since her appointment in July, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election.

Running unchallenged Tuesday, Nov. 7, on both party ballots after winning both party nominations in the May primary, Palumbi received 40,776 votes, or 99%, according to the unofficial results.

Palumbi was appointed to the position by Gov. Josh Shapiro effective July 3 to fill the unexpired term of Judge William Shaffer, who retired in January 2022 and now serves as a senior judge.

Before her appointment, Palumbi worked as an assistant public defender since 2016 in the county. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and her law degree from Duquesne University.

After law school, she served as a law clerk for Common Pleas Judge Kelley Streib, who, at the time, was presiding over the court's family division. Palumbi then operated her own law practice as a general practitioner with a focus on family law.

Outside the courtroom, Palumbi serves on the Lighthouse Foundation board of directors and recently served on the Butler YMCA board of managers. She and her husband, Bobby, a local attorney, have two daughters.