J. Michael Eakin | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| In office January 6, 2002 – March 15, 2016[1] | |
| Preceded by | John P. Flaherty Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Sallie Updyke Mundy |
| Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania | |
| In office December 14, 1995 – January 6, 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1948 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Franklin & Marshall College (BA) Dickinson College (JD) |
J. Michael Eakin (born November 18, 1948)[2] is an American lawyer, who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the State's Supreme Court in 2001 as a Republican.[3][4] In November 2011, Justice Eakin won judicial retention in a statewide election for his second 10-year term with 73.6% of the popular vote.[5] In response to an ethics investigation, he made his resignation public on March 15, 2016.
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- ^ "The Honorable J. Michael Eakin". Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01.
- ^ "J. Michael Eakin". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information". Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.