Alice Beck Dubow

Alice Beck Dubow is an American judge who serves as a judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. She was elected to the court in 2015. Previously, she served as a judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Education and legal career Dubow earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984.

Dubow defeated Robert Colville in the Democratic primary election. She was elected in the November 2015 general election and was sworn in on January 15, 2016.

In a concurring opinion in a criminal sentencing case, Dubow urged the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to reconsider mandatory life imprisonment without parole sentences for second-degree murder in light of developments in other states, criminal-justice research, and policy concerns. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear the challenge.

Personal life Dubow is the daughter of Phyllis W. Beck, a former judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.