Michael Eakin

Not to be confused with Michael J. Eagen.
J. Michael Eakin
Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In office
January 6, 2002 – March 15, 2016[1]
Preceded byJohn P. Flaherty Jr.
Succeeded bySallie Updyke Mundy
Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
In office
December 14, 1995 – January 6, 2002
Personal details
Born (1948-11-18) November 18, 1948 (age 75)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationFranklin & 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.

  1. ^ "Justice J. Michael Eakin" (PDF).
  2. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 2005-2006. Marquis Who's Who. 2005. p. 291.
  3. ^ "The Honorable J. Michael Eakin". Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. Archived from the original on 2007-05-01.
  4. ^ "J. Michael Eakin". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information". Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.