Mr. Robert Stephen Barrett, an Oreland resident, retired judge for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, former acting solicitor and first assistant solicitor for Montgomery County, leader for the Upper Dublin Township and Montgomery County Republican Committees, died Thursday, June 12, of complications from bladder cancer at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. He was 74.

Barrett had a private practice in Glenside before joining the county, according to his obituary in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Montgomery County Republican Committee said in a post that it “mourns the loss of retired Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge R. Stephen Barrett. Judge Barrett, elected to the bench in 1999, had previously served as a county Solicitor and was at one time Area 15 Republican Leader. Our condolences and prayers are with his wife Gwen and his entire family.”

He graduated from Springfield High School in 1969 and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Pennsylvania State University in 1973 and a law degree at the University of Toledo in 1976.

A visitation will be held from 9:00–10:00 AM on Friday, June 20, followed by a funeral service at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, 7020 Camp Hill Rd, Fort Washington, PA 19034.