Hon. Stephanie Domitrovich, J.D., Ph.D.

Judge Stephanie Domitrovich has served as a general jurisdiction state trial judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Erie County) for more than 30 years. She is a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)and is currently Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Judges’ Journal Editorial Board where she has also served as Special Issues Editor for numerous editions of the publication. An Executive Committee Board member and Program Chair for the National Conference of State Trial Judges (NCSTJ),Judge Domitrovich is also a member of the ABA Judicial Division’s Technology Committee, a council member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Civil Litigation Section, a member of the Jury Service Committee of Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission, a member of the Forensics Specialties Accreditation Board (FSAB) and a board member and Treasurer for the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) for Pennsylvania. Over her career, Judge Domitrovich has participated with the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to educate judges in the former Soviet Republic nations of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in developing their judicial systems(1996) and has served as :Chair of the ABA Judicial Division’s Forensic Science Committee; President of Northwest PA American Inn of Court for Erie and Crawford Counties (1999-2001); President of Pennsylvania State Trial Court Judges (2005-06); Chair of National Conference of State Trial Judges (NCSTJ) of Judicial Division of ABA (2010-11); and Chair of Jurisprudence Section of AAFS (2016-2018).Judge Domitrovich earned a J.D. from Duquesne University and a Ph.D. in Judicial Studies from University of Nevada, Reno; and she is a frequent speaker and presenter to a variety of legal and forensic science groups.

Chapter 1 - Expert Evidence in the Courts

Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J.D.

Hon. Stephanie Domitrovich, J.D., Ph.D.

Chapter 2 - Admissibility, Direct, and Cross-Examination

Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J.D.

Hon. Stephanie Domitrovich, J.D., Ph.D.