Background
Pomeroy, Thomas Wilson was born on November 20, 1908 in Crafton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Wilson and Marion Elizabeth (Bradbury) Pomeroy.
lawyer state supreme court justice
Pomeroy, Thomas Wilson was born on November 20, 1908 in Crafton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas Wilson and Marion Elizabeth (Bradbury) Pomeroy.
Bachelor of Arts, Lafayette College, 1929; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1933; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lafayette College, 1962; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wilson College, 1988.
Instructor public speaking, Lafayette College, 1929-1930; practiced in, (Pittsburgh) partner, Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson, 1946-1968; general counsel, Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company, 1946-1965; justice, Supreme Court, Pennsylvania, 1968-1978; of counsel firm, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Pittsburgh, since 1979. Chairman Pennsylvania Joint Council's Committee to Study Unified Judicial System in Pennsylvania, 1980-1985.
President Pittsburgh Council Intercultural Education, 1943-1944. President Pittsburgh Young Men’s Christian Association, 1964-1966, now emeritus director. Chairman Pennsylvania Governor's Commission to Investigate Charges of Excessive Use of Force by Police in Chester, Pennsylvania, 1964.
Mem.Pa. Governor's Commision on Three Mile Island, 1979, Commonwealth Commission onBicentennial of the United States Constitution, 1986-1988. Former member board Christian education United Presbyterian Church United States of America. Trustee emeritus Lafayette College Servedto Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1944-1946.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, Pennsylvania Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association (pres.1961), Allegheny County Bar Association (president 1959), American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Institute Judicial Administration, World Affairs Council Pittsburgh (president 1940-1944), Scotch-Irish Society United States (president 1962-1964), Phi Kappa Psi, Tau Kappa Alpha.
Married Maria FrancesWhitten, July 6, 1935 (deceased December 1994). Children: Anne Whitten Pomeroy Martin, George Robinson, Helen F. Pomeroy Hopkins, Benjamin Bradbury.