Thomas G. Saylor
| Thomas G. Saylor | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 6, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald D. Castille |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1946 Meyersdale, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia Columbia Law School |
Thomas G. Saylor is the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party. Prior to his election to the Supreme Court, he served as a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
He was born in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.[1] He received a B.A. University of Virginia in 1969, a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1972, and a L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2004.[2]
Saylor worked as a prosecutor in Somerset County from 1972 to 1982, before serving as a Director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1982 to 1983.[1][2] He was First Deputy Attorney General for Pennsylvania from 1983 to 1987, and served on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 1993 to 1997.[1][2]
He was elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1997, and became Chief Justice in 2015, when Ronald D. Castille left the court on reaching the mandatory retirement age.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mark Scolforo (December 30, 2014). "Pennsylvania's new chief justice scholarly, collegial". The Morning Call. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor
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| Preceded by Ronald D. Castille |
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania 2015–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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