District Attorney Peter Weeks Wiki, Age, Family, Salary, Political Party

Peter Weeks Biography – Peter Weeks Wiki

Peter Weeks is the District Attorney in Blair County, Pennsylvania. He assumed the role in April 2020 following the retirement of longtime District Attorney Rich Consiglio.

Peter joined the office as an Assistant District Attorney in 2007. He was hired as a dedicated drug prosecutor to combat the growing number of drug and violent crimes in the community. For the next eleven years, he focused on prosecuting drug law violations and other drug-related offenses, including crimes of violence such as homicide. He was promoted to First-Assistant District Attorney in 2018 before assuming the role of chief prosecutor.

Peter handled over 3000 cases, including more than 60 trials before a jury. These cases have included thefts, property crimes, assaults, domestic violence, complex drug investigations and drug death investigations, crimes against children, and homicides. He also partnered with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General as a specially assigned Deputy Attorney General. His prosecutions have yielded criminal convictions for six murder cases including two life sentences and numerous convictions for homicide, drug and child abuse offenses in excess of twenty years.

Before moving to Blair County, Peter served as a law clerk in Lawrence County, PA for the Honorable Judge Thomas M. Piccione and the Honorable Judge Michael J. Wherry from 2005-2007.

A central Pennsylvania native, Peter attended Saint Mary’s Area High School and received a B.S. in Political Science from Penn State University in 2002, where he was a member of the Penn State Blue Band. He then earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2005.

Outside the courtroom, Peter enjoys staying involved in the Blair County community. He serves on the Board of Directors for Family Services, Inc., and attends Church at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Pete also graduated from Leadership Blair County in 2016.

Peter Weeks Age

He was born in 1980.

Peter Weeks Family

He lives with his wife Kristy and two children, daughter Izabella and son Elijah, near Bellwood, in Northern Blair County. He coached t-ball for his children’s teams and enjoys watching them each participate in other extra-curricular activities.

Peter Weeks Political Party

He is a member of the Republican Party.

Peter Weeks Salary

Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks has an annual salary of $216,581, according to public records. The starting salary of a Blair County assistant district attorney is $50,000.00, compensation and benefits.