Honoring and recognizing Joseph A. Cairone for 33 years of dedicated service to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania on the event of his retirement.

WHEREAS, On December 26, 1972, Joseph A. Cairone was hired as Judicial Tipstaff to the Honorable John McDevitt. In 1978, Mr. Cairone was promoted to the position of Court Crier and continued to climb through the ranks until being promoted to the job of Deputy Court Administrator for Criminal Listing in 1986; and

WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Cairone continued to prove his diligence and ability and, in 1991, was promoted to Deputy Court Administrator for the Criminal Division. In this position, Mr. Cairone had the responsibility for administrating the largest division of the First Judicial District (FJD) including Courtroom Operations, Active Criminal Records, Criminal Listings, Pretrial Services and Adult Probation and Parole; and

WHEREAS, On October 25, 2002, Joseph Cairone was promoted to the position of Court Administrator of the FJD and began to exercise managerial and administrative oversight over all the courts and divisions of the District; and

WHEREAS, During the course of his career, Mr. Cairone has been responsible for a number of FJD ‘5 accomplishments including the creative design and implementation of the very successful “Expedited Drug Case Management Program,” which led to the total restructuring of the Criminal Caseflow Management System in Philadelphia. He also led the FJD team in the design and opening of the Criminal Justice Center, on time and under budget. He is responsible for the expansion of the role of Pretrial Services in response to severe over-crowding in the Philadelphia prisons, including the assumption of electronic monitoring responsibilities from the Prison System; and

WHEREAS, As Court Administrator, Mr. Cairone has successfully maintained uninterrupted courts services to the public in the face of continually diminishing resources and has instituted several programs that have resulted in cost savings and increased functionality; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Cairone is retiring after more than three decades of public service and his expertise, diligence, innovations and responsiveness will be dearly missed; now therefore

RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Honors and recognizes Joseph A. Cairone for 33 years of dedicated service to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania on the event of his retirement.

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