Michael Eakin
J. Michael Eakin | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| In office January 6, 2002 – March 15, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John P. Flaherty Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Sallie Updyke Mundy |
| Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania | |
| In office December 14, 1995 – January 6, 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1948 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 2025 Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Franklin & Marshall College (BA) Penn State Dickinson Law (JD) |
J. Michael Eakin (born November 18, 1948) 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. 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. In response to an ethics investigation, he made his resignation public on March 15, 2016.