The “New” Pennsylvania Supreme Court

The “New” Pennsylvania Moderator: Karl S. Myers Stradley Ronon Supreme Court: Philadelphia Reflections on the last three-plus years

Mary Levy John Hare Chip Becker Temple Law Marshall Dennehey Kline & Specter Professor of Law Shareholder & Co-Chair, Appellate Partner, Post-trial and Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice Practice

Jules Epstein Len Sosnov Ron Eisenberg Temple Law Philadelphia Defender Association Office of Attorney General Professor of Law & Director of Senior Appellate Counsel Advocacy Programs

Mimi McKenzie Patrick Northen Mary Catherine Roper Public Interest Law Center Dilworth Paxson ACLU of Pennsylvania Legal Director Partner, Litigation Department Deputy Legal Director This presentation is privileged and confidential. It should not be construed as a substitute for the advice of counsel based on specific facts and September 9, 2019 circumstances. The “Old” Supreme Court (2014)

McCaffery Baer Todd Stevens

Saylor Castille Eakin

 October 2014: Justice Seamus McCaffery resigns

 December 2014: Chief Justice Ronald Castille’s term ends

 December 2015: Justice Correale Stevens’ term ends

 March 2016: Justice Michael Eakin resigns

Wecht Donahue Dougherty Mundy

Baer Saylor Todd

 January 2016: . Justice Christine Donahue . Justice Kevin Dougherty . Justice David Wecht

 June 2016: . Justice Sallie Mundy

Experience  Private practice, 1972-82  First Assistant DA, Somerset County, 1973-76  Director, PA Bureau of Consumer Protection, 1982-83  First Deputy PA Attorney General, 1983-87  Private practice, 1987-93  Elected to Superior Court, 1993  Elected to Supreme Court, 1997  Chief Justice, 2015

Education  University of Virginia, B.A., 1969  Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1972  University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 2004

Experience  Deputy PA Attorney General, 1975-80  Private practice, 1980-89  Elected Allegheny County judge, 1989  Administrative Judge, Family Division, 1993  Elected to Supreme Court, 2003

Education  University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1971  Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1975  Robert Morris College, Masters of Tax Program, 1985-86

Experience  In-house counsel, US Steel, 1982-87  Private practice, 1987-99  Elected to Superior Court, 1999  Elected to Supreme Court, 2007

Education  Chatham College, B.A., 1979  University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1982  University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M, 2004

Experience  Private Practice, 1980-2007  Elected to Superior Court, 2007  Elected to Supreme Court, 2015

Education  East Stroudsburg University, 1974  Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1980

Experience  Assistant DA, Philadelphia County, 1990-95  Private practice, 1995-2001  Elected Philadelphia County judge, 2001  Administrative Judge, Family Division, 2003  Administrative Judge, Trial Division, 2014  Elected to Supreme Court, 2015

Education  Temple University, B.A., 1985  Antioch School of Law, J.D., 1987

Experience  Law Clerk, DC Circuit, 1987-1988  Private practice, 1989-2003  Register of Wills, Allegheny County, 1998-2003  Adjunct Faculty, University of Pittsburgh, 2010  Adjunct Professor, Duquesne Law, 1997  Elected to Superior Court, 2011  Elected to Supreme Court, 2015

Education  Yale University, B.A., 1984  Yale Law School, J.D., 1987

Experience  Law Clerk, Tioga County, 1987-1988  Private practice, 1988-2009  Public Defender, Tioga County, 2008-09  Elected to Superior Court, 2009  Appointed to Supreme Court, 2016  Elected to Supreme Court, 2017

Education  University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1987  Washington and Jefferson College, B.A., 1984

Mary Levy Temple Law Professor of Law

John Hare Marshall Dennehey Shareholder & Co-Chair, Appellate Advocacy and Post-Trial Practice

Chip Becker Kline & Specter Partner, Post-trial and Appellate Practice

Jules Epstein Temple Law Professor of Law & Director of Advocacy Programs

Len Sosnov Philadelphia Defender Association

Ron Eisenberg Office of Attorney General Senior Appellate Counsel

Mimi McKenzie Public Interest Law Center Legal Director

Patrick Northen Dilworth Paxson Partner, Litigation Department

Mary Catherine Roper ACLU of Pennsylvania Deputy Legal Director

Karl S. Myers Esq. Stradley Ronon  Philadelphia

Mr. Myers, Chair of Stradley Ronon’s appellate practice group, has personally argued and briefed numerous precedent-setting and high-stakes appeals before the appellate courts of Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions. His arguments often appear on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) and in various legal publications, which seek him out as an appellate commentator. Mr. Myers currently serves as Co- Chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Vice-Chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, and is an active member of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Historical Society. He often serves as a panelist and moderator for appellate practice presentations and continuing legal education seminars.