Background
Nix, Robert Nelson Cornelius was born on July 13, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Nelson Cornelius and Ethel (Lanier) Nix.
state supreme court chief justice
Nix, Robert Nelson Cornelius was born on July 13, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Nelson Cornelius and Ethel (Lanier) Nix.
Bachelor of Arts, Villanova U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Villanova U. Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania postgraduate business administration and economics, Temple University Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Charles Seminary Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dickinson U. School Law Doctor of Laws (honorary), Scranton U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Delaware Law School Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lafayette College.
Deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1956-1958; partner, Nix, Rhodes & Nix, Philadelphia, 1958-1968; judge, Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia, 1968-1971; justice, Supreme Court Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1972-1984; chief justice, Supreme Court Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1984-1996. Chairman, Board Of Directors National Center for State Court Justices, 1990-1991.
Board of directors National Center for State Court Justices, since 1985, Scranton U., Duquesne U., Lincoln U. Life member board consultors Villanova U., trustee, since 1986. Board overseers University of Pennsylvania School Law, since 1987.
Board of managers Archdiocese of Philadelphia Served with Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, National Bar Association (past chairman judicial county), Barristers Club, American Law Institute, Conference of Chief Justices (board directors, president 1990-1991), The Legal Club, Omega Psi Phi.
Married Renate Bryant. Children from previous marriage: Dorothy Lewis (deceased), Robert Nelson Cornelius III, Michael, Anthony, S. Jude.