Honorable J. Michael Eakin

The Honorable J. Michael Eakin

Personal

Date of Birth:	11-18-48
Place of Birth:	Mechanicsburg
Son of:	John M. and Lillian E. Eakin
Marital Status:	Married to Heidi Eakin
Family:	Children - Michael, Zachary & Chase
Military:	Pennsylvania Army National Guard 28th Division 1971-1977

Education

1967-1970	Franklin & Marshall College Bachelor of Arts Major: Government
1975	Dickinson School of Law Juris Doctor
2005	Honorary Doctor of Law degree from Widener University

Professional

1975-1983	Assistant District Attorney, Cumberland County
1980-1989	Private practice
1984-1995	District Attorney, Cumberland County
1995	Elected Judge of Superior Court of Pennsylvania
2001	Elected Justice of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Associations

	Cumberland County Bar Association
	Dauphin County Bar Association
	Lancaster County Bar Association
	Pennsylvania Bar Association (Plain English Committee)
	American Bar Association
	American Judges Association
	Cumberland County Chapter, American Inns of Court
	Pennsylvania Bar Institute (faculty; Criminal Law Symposium Planning Committee)
	Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association
	1987-1995 Executive Committee and Education Chairman
	1992-1993 President
	Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute
	1987-1995 Board of Directors
	1994-1995 President
1975-1995	National District Attorneys Association
	National College of District Attorneys (faculty)
1994-2000	Criminal Procedural Rules Committee
	1997-1999 Vice Chairman
	1999-2000 Chairman
	Brehon Society

Publications

Fall 1987	"Point/Counterpoint," The Prosecutor
1988	"Preparing and Prosecuting Cases with Interpreters," The Practical Prosecutor (NCDA)
July 1994	"Making the Grade," The Pennsylvania Lawyer

Awards and Citations

1988	Mothers Against Drunk Driving Sweetheart of the Year Award
1990	National College of District Attorneys Lecturer of Merit Award
1991	Mid-Penn Anglers, Best Catch of 1991 Award
2000	Dickinson School of Law Career Achievement Award

Other

	Invited speaker on prosecutorial ethics, National District Attorneys Association convention; National College of District Attorneys (various locations); State Prosecutors Associations of West Virginia, Iowa, North Carolina, Mississippi
1990	Successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court (Pennsylvania v. Muniz)

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