Thomas G Saylor

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(717) 787-6181

Professional Experience

Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Justice Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1997 - 2008

Judge Pennsylvania Superior Court
1993 - 1997

Private law practice --
1987 - 1993

First Deputy Attorney General Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1983 - 1987

Director Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection
1982 - 1983

General practice of law --
1972 - 1982

First Assistant District Attorney, Somerset County --
1973 - 1976

Education

University of Virginia School of Law LL.M. (2004)

Columbia Law School J.D. (1972)

University of Virginia B.A. (1969)

Awards

Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
2012

Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Widener University School of Law
2002

Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Appellate Judges Conference Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association Member

Cumberland County Bar Association Member

Dauphin County Bar Association Member

American Law Institute Member

Publications

Death-Penalty Stewardship and the Current State of Pennsylvania Capital Jurisprudence 23 WIDENER L.J. 1
2013

Fourth Amendment Departures and Sustainability in State Constitutionalism 22 WIDENER L.J. 1
2012

Power and Prerogative: Reflections on Judicial Suspension of Laws 21 WIDENER L.J. 259
2012

On the Nature of Judging 20 WIDENER L.J. 681
2011

Right for Any Reason: An Unsettled Doctrine at the Supreme Court Level and an Anecdotal Experience With Former Chief Justice Cappy 47 DUQ. L. REV. 489
2009

Websites & Blogs

Website Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Website Court biography

Contact & Map

Pennsylvania Judicial Center

601 Commonwealth Ave.

Suite 4500

Harrisburg, PA 17106
US

Telephone: (717) 787-6181

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