Gary S. Glazer | |
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| Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Judicial District, Elected in 1991, Won retention elections in 2001 and 2011 for ten year terms | |
| In office 1991–2021 | |
| Judge, Commerce Court, 2012 to 2021, Supervising Judge 2018 to 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Leon W. Tucker |
| Administrative Judge: Philadelphia Traffic Court (2011 to 2013), and Traffic Division of Philadelphia Municipal Court (2013-2021) | |
| Appointed by | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Joffie C. Pittman, III |
| Personal details | |
| Education | The Ohio State University (B.A. cum laude 1972), Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D. 1975) |
Gary Stuart Glazer is a retired American judge who served for 30 years in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, part of Pennsylvania's First Judicial District. During that time, he also served as an administrative judge in two other courts within the First Judicial District. As a Common Pleas judge, Glazer served in the criminal and civil divisions, and was Supervising Judge of Philadelphia's Commerce Case Management Program from 2018 to 2021. In response to the Philadelphia Traffic Court scandal of 2011, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court appointed Glazer as Administrative Judge of the Traffic Court in 2011 to reverse many years of institutional corruption, while still maintaining his role as a full-time Court of Common Pleas judge. Glazer also became known for innovative court programs within the Commerce Court. He has also been very involved in lecturing on the American legal system outside the United States.