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District Attorney John Morganelli
Welcome. John M. Morganelli, District Attorney of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in 2008. He is recognized as a leading and outspoken voice on behalf of the law enforcement community. His frank talk about the need to Abolish Parole for Violent Criminals and Stop Illegal Immigration has earned him national recognition.
DA Morganelli was elected District Attorney in 1991 at the age of 35. He was re-elected in 1995, 1999, 2003 , 2007 and 2011. He served as President of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys' Association 1999-2000. He has served as a Special Deputy Attorney General and as an advisor to the Governor on crime issues.
In 1993-94, DA Morganelli successfully prosecuted an unprecedented lawsuit against the governor to enforce Pennsylvania's death penalty for those convicted of first degree murder.
DA Morganelli is also an experienced courtroom prosecutor who has personally tried to verdict numerous first degree murder cases including a conviction in a case in which the body of the victim was never located. He has argued first-degree murder cases in both the state and federal appellate courts.
DA Morganelli is often seen on national television. He has appeared on "60 Minutes" and has been a frequent guest on Fox News Network's "The O'Reilly Factor", "Heartland" hosted by former Congressman John Kasich, CNN's "The Lou Dobbs Show" , "Connie Chung Tonite", MSNBC's "Donahue" and "Internight" with John Gibson. Cases that he prosecuted have been the subject of documentaries aired on A&E Network, "America's Most Wanted," and the Discovery Channel.
Recently, SterlingHouse Publishing of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania released his first book, "The D-day Bank Massacre:The True Story Behind the Martin Appel Case."
