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Lisa Aversa Richette (September 11 1928 – October 26 2007) was an American lawyer and judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County. A lifelong Philadelphian she was appointed to the bench in 1971. Noted for her outspokenness she was a social activist particularly in the areas of homelessness child welfare and juvenile justice. Richette was a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She was one of the first female graduates of Yale Law School.