Samuel J. Roberts

Samuel J. Roberts (February 18, 1907 – June 5, 1987) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1983 and chief justice from 1983 to 1984.

Biography Born on February 18, 1907, in Brooklyn, New York, Samuel J. Roberts moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, in his childhood. After graduating Academy High School, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.S. degree in 1928, followed by an LL.B. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1931.

Roberts served as an Assistant District Attorney and Special Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania before serving as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy during World War II.

During his career, he also served as Professor of Constitutional Democracy at Gannon University. He served as a trustee of Gannon, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and on the President's Council at Villa Maria College.