J. Michael Eakin (born November 18, 1948)[2] is an American lawyer, who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[3][4] 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.
[6] He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Government and obtained his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from The Dickinson School of Law in 1975.
[3] In 1984 he became the District Attorney for Cumberland County, PA, a position he held until 1995 when he was elected as a Judge for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
"[10] For this, he has joined a long list of Justices and Judges who have been heavily criticized for bringing literary insight into what has traditionally been considered as boring and straight forward judicial decision making.
Another example of his verse would be this rhyme he wrote regarding a contract dispute: The emu's a bird quite large and stately, Whose market potential was valued so greatly That a decade ago, it was thought to be The boom crop of the 21st century.
Our appellant decided she ought to invest In two breeding emus, but their conjugal nest Produced no chicks, so she tried to regain Her purchase money, but alas in vain.
Appellant then filed a contract suit, But the verdict gave her claim the boot; Thus she was left with no resort But this appeal to the Superior Court.