John P. Flaherty Jr.

John P. Flaherty Jr.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Robert N. C. Nix Jr.
Succeeded by	Ralph Cappy
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office 1979–2002
Preceded by	Thomas Pomeroy
Succeeded by	Michael Eakin
Personal details
Born	(1931-11-19) November 19, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

John P. Flaherty Jr. (born November 19, 1931)^[1] was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1978 to 2001 and Chief Justice of the Court from 1996 to 2001. He retired at the end of 2001.^[2] His seat as Justice was filled by Michael Eakin.^[2]

References

↑ Lynn S. McQuown, Pennsylvania, George Ehgartner (J.) (1993). The Pennsylvania Manual, Volume 111. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
1 2 Jackson, Peter (November 7, 2001). "Eakin Ahead in Supreme Court Race". Beaver County Times.

Chief Justices of Pennsylvania

18th Century	David Lloyd Jeremiah Langhorne James Logan William Allen Benjamin Chew Thomas McKean Edward Shippen, IV

19th Century	William Tilghman John Bannister Gibson Jeremiah S. Black Ellis Lewis Walter H. Lowrie George W. Woodward James Thompson John M. Read Daniel Agnew George Sharswood Ulysses Mercur Isaac G. Gordon Edward M. Paxson James P. Sterrett Henry Green J. Brewster McCollum

20th Century	James T. Mitchell D. Newlin Fell J. Hay Brown Robert von Moschzisker Robert S. Frazer John W. Kephart William I. Schaffer George W. Maxey James B. Drew Horace Stern Charles Alvin Jones John C. Bell Jr. Benjamin R. Jones Michael J. Eagen Henry X. O'Brien Samuel J. Roberts Robert N. C. Nix Jr. John P. Flaherty Jr. Ralph Cappy

21st Century	Ronald D. Castille Thomas G. Saylor

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