Williams’ Prosecutor announces Candidacy for McKean County Judge

MCKEAN CO. – Former McKean County District Attorney, Michele Alfieri-Causer, who successfully prosecuted the case involving the shooting death of a Kane Borough police officer by former Coudersport resident Tim Williams, has announced her candidacy for the position of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County.

The announcement follows a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge John H. Yoder.

Alfieri-Causer, a registered Republican, will seek both the Democratic and Republican nominations in this year’s May primary election.

She has twice been elected District Attorney in McKean County, following a four-year term as Assistant District Attorney. She has also served as McKean County Solicitor and Law Clerk to President Judge John M. Cleland, as well as Law Clerk to the President Judge of the Third District Court of Appeals of Ohio.

Alfieri-Causer obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree from Purdue University in 1980 and received a Juris Doctorate Degree from Ohio Northern University in 1983. She is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Federal Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.