Term
January 2011 to December 2018
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
- 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
