A former long-time Indiana County district judge has passed away.
Michael Karl Steffee died on Monday at the age of 84. Born in Reading, he was in the Marine Corps from 1959 to 1965. After an honorable discharge from the military, he joined the state police and was assigned to Troop A, and was named Trooper of the year in 1978. He retired from the state police in 1986 and was appointed the District Judge of Homer City in April of that year after his retirement. He was elected to the position three times until his retirement in 2001 when he was appointed a senior magisterial district judge by the PA Supreme Court, serving in that capacity until 2014. He also served as an instructor in the Criminal Justice Training Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for the Lethal Weapons and Municipal Police Training Acts between 1974 and 2001.
Former Indiana County public defender Bob Dougherty called Steffee a true gentleman.
A private graveside service will be held at the Our Lady of the Assumption Cemetery. The Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Homer City is handling the arrangements.
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