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Honorable J. Michael Eakin


Term
January 2002 - December 2011

Education
Franklin & Marshall College (B.A.), 1970
Dickinson School of Law (J.D.), 1975

Military Experience
28th Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 1971-77

Professional Experience
Assistant District Attorney, Cumberland County, 1975-83
Private law practice, Eakin & Eakin, 1980-89
District Attorney, Cumberland County, 1984-95
Widener University School of Law, Adjunct Professor
Elected a judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1995
Elected a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2001

Memberships and Associations
Cumberland County Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
Criminal Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court, 1994-2001; Chair, 1999-2001
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Executive Committee; Education Chair, 1987-95; President, 1992-93
Pennsylvania District Attorney Institute, Board Member, 1987-95; President, 1994-95
National College of District Attorneys, faculty
State Police Youth Camp, Troop H Camp Cadet, Inc.

Awards and Honors
National College of District Attorneys, Lecturer of Merit Award, 1990
Dickinson School of Law, Career Achievement Award, 2000
Widener University, (Honorary Degree of Law), 2005

Personal
Born: 1948, Mechanicsburg, Pa.