The Judicial Opinions of Chief Justice Max Baer of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2004-2022)

Authors

Joel Fishman

Abstract

Chief Justice David Max Baer (December 24, 1947-October 1, 2022) was born in Pittsburgh, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, B.A., with honors, 1971, and from Duquesne University School of Law, J.D. with honors, 1975. He was admitted to the Allegheny County Bar and federal courts in 1975. He served as a Deputy Attorney-General (1975-79), practiced law in Sherrard, German and Kelly, PC, (1980-89), and elected a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in November 1989 and retained in November 1999, serving then from January 1990 to January 2004. Baer served as a member of the Family Division, where he became Administrative Judge (December 1993-April 1999), before transferring to the Civil Division (January 2000-January 2004). He was elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in November 2003 and retained in November 2013. Baer served as Associate Justice from January 2004 until April 1, 2021, when Chief Justice Thomas Saylor resigned his position, making Justice Baer Chief Justice of the Supreme Court until his sudden death on October 1, 2022. His induction ceremony as Associate Justice can be found in 579 Pa. [LXXXVII]-CXXVI.

First Page

75

Recommended Citation

Joel Fishman, The Judicial Opinions of Chief Justice Max Baer of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2004-2022), 62 Duq. L. Rev. 75 (2024).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol62/iss1/15