Max Baer (judge)
Max Baer (born December 24, 1947) is the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Max Baer | |
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| Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas G. Saylor |
| Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office December 26, 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Max David Baer[1] December 24, 1947 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA) Duquesne University (JD) Robert Morris University (MS) |
| Website | Official website |
Life and career
Born in Pittsburgh, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Duquesne University in 1975. From 1975 to 1979, he served as Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Baer was elected judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and was retained for a second ten-year term in 1999. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2003, narrowly defeating state Superior Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin.[2] He was retained in a retention election in 2013 for a second ten year term. He ascended to Chief Justice in 2021 upon the retirement of Chief Justice Thomas Saylor.
2003 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Max Baer | 1,284,846 | 51.9 | ||
| Republican | Joan Orie Melvin | 1,192,952 | 48.1 | ||
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