A Pennsylvanian since birth, Judge Susan Peikes Gantman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova School of Law. Judge Gantman was elected to a ten-year term on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, a statewide appellate court commencing in January 2004. She won retention in 2013. Judge Gantman was elected by her peers as President Judge of the Superior Court. (2014-2019). For decades prior to her election to the Bench, Judge Gantman was a child advocate and worked with non-profits to protect the rights of victims. Judge Gantman was an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County. She served as Solicitor to the Office of Children and Youth and Housing and Community Development. She is a prominent civic leader providing her expertise as a lecturer to Bar Associations and the Police Academy. Judge Gantman is the recipient of numerous recognitions including The Anne X. Alpern Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Women and the Brandeis Law Society Jewish Law Day Award. Recently,
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania appointed her to the Judicial Conduct Board. She serves on the JCB Executive Committee.