Christina Hale was sworn in as Common Pleas judge Monday at the Schuylkill County Courthouse.

The 11:30 a.m. swearing in ceremony was done under social distancing guidelines due to the pandemic.

Hale,44, of Butler Township, thanked everyone who had role in helping her attain the honor.

“No one gets anywhere in life by themselves,” she said.

Surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and memories of those who influenced her life, Hale took the oath at 11:42 a.m. administered by President Judge William E. Baldwin.

Hale fills the position vacated caused by the retirement of Judge John Domalakes.

The Senate voted to confirm Hale to the court, which now has six members.

Prior to her current role, Hale was a magisterial district judge in northern Schuylkill County. She was first elected in 2011 and was unopposed in her second election in 2017.

Before her time as a judge, Hale had her own law practice. She received her law degree from Dickinson Law School and bachor’s from Penn State University.