Savage was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Holy Ghost Preparatory School in 1964.
[2] On November 29, 2012, Savage ruled that the mother of a daughter with pervasive development disorder (PDD), a form of autism, was entitled to take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in order to find alternative daycare arrangements for her daughter.
Savage wrote: “What is relevant is that Carolyn has a chronic serious health condition resulting in an inability to perform regular daily activities and Wegelin had to make arrangements to find a suitable daycare that could care for her.” [3] In oral arguments on November 4, 2020, Savage appeared skeptical of the Pennsylvania GOP's attempt to prevent Montgomery County from counting absentee ballots that voters were permitted to fix after they were notified of deficiencies.
[4] On November 6, Savage rejected the state GOP's effort to throw out the "cured" absentee ballots that once contained errors.
[5] On December 22, 2020, Savage ruled that Philadelphia restaurants are not entitled to coverage for lost business during COVID-19 related closures.