Background
Liacouras, Peter James was born on April 9, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Peter and Stella (Lagakos) Liacouras.
Liacouras, Peter James was born on April 9, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Peter and Stella (Lagakos) Liacouras.
Student, College William and Mary, 1950-1951; Bachelor of Science, Drexel U., 1953; Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, 1956; Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, 1958; Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1959; postgraduate (Sterling fellow), Yale University Law School, 1964-1965; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dropsie U., 1982; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Drexel U., 1984.
Attorney, Defender Association Philadelphia, 1956-1957, 59;
research associate, Duke U. Law School Rule of Law Research Center, 1959-1963;
assistant professor of law, Temple University, 1963-1965;
associate professor, Temple University, 1965-1967;
professor, Temple University, since 1967;
dean School Law, Temple University, 1972-1982;
university president, Temple University, since 1982. Special district attorney, Philadelphia, 1969, 70. Chairman Select Commision on Pennsylvania Bar Examination Procedures, 1970.
Co-chairman of the section legal education World Peace Through Law Center, 1973-1974. Chairman confidentiality committee Pennsylvania Governor's Justice Commission, 1974-1978. Lecturer law schools, India, 1967, Rome, 1974, 75, Ghana, 1975.
Lecturer law schools Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1975, 76, 77, 78, 79, TelAviv, 1981, Greece, 1977, 78, 79, 81. Consultant international law.
Member American Bar Association (Post-Bakke Task Force 1978-1980), Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Committee Foreign Relations.
Married Anne Locke Myers, September 5,1959. Children: Lisa Ann, James Peter, Stephen Myers, Gregory Locke.