Miscellaneous

Goodbye CJ Cappy

By Anne Skove, Esq.

We were surprised and sad to hear about the death of Pennsylvania's retired Chief Justice Cappy.

As chief justice, Cappy brought an open mind to the bench. He searched for new ideas to age-old problems. As a result, Pennsylvania implemented (among other things) an innovative and unique approach to malpractice cases.

In 2007, he was awarded the Harry L. Carrico Award for Judicial Innovation by the National Center for State Courts.

Those of you who wonder what the world would be like if your state supreme court had a former public defender as chief, look no further.

He retired in 2008.

See Former Pa. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cappy Dead, AP (May 2,2009).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on May 03, 2009 (boomark / email).