HARRISBURG, Pa. (May 2, 2024) — Stephanie F. Latimore, assistant director, Legislative Reference Bureau of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, will begin a three-year term as the woman governor, representing the interests of women lawyers, on the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Board of Governors at the conclusion of the association’s Annual Meeting on May 10 in Hershey.
A leader within the PBA, Latimore is a former governor-at-large on the Board of Governors, immediate past chair of the Bar Leadership Institute, co-vice chair of the Quality of Life/Balance Committee, past chair of the Editorial Board and Minority Bar Committee, and member of the Bylaws, Editorial, Government Lawyers and Statutory Law committees. Active in the Commission on Women in the Profession (WIP), Latimore is a member of the WIP Executive Council and serves as co-chair of its Nominations Committee. In addition, she is a past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
Within the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, Latimore is a Life Fellow and serves on the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Events and Scholarships committees.
In her role at the Legislative Reference Bureau, Latimore serves in an executive management role, preparing legislation and conducting legal research for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In addition to her work, Latimore has been an adjunct professor for the paralegal program at Penn State Harrisburg in Middletown.
Latimore earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh.