Michael Morris Baylson (born May 29, 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Baylson was born in

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. He attended

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in neighboring

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and graduated in 1957.Cheltenham Alumni
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degree from the

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in 1961 and received his

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from the

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in 1964. Baylson was a

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for Joseph Sloane in the Philadelphia

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in 1965. He was an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia from 1966 to 1970. From 1970 to 1988 Judge Baylson was in private practice in Philadelphia. In 1988 he was appointed by President

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as the

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for the Eastern District, a position he held until 1993. He returned to private practice as a partner with

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until 2002.

Federal judicial service

On January 23, 2002, Baylson was nominated by President

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to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District that had been vacated by Judge Robert F. Kelly. He was confirmed by the

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on April 30, 2002, and received his commission on June 19, 2002. He assumed senior status on July 13, 2012.

Other interests

Baylson was a founder, and later counsel, to Gaudenzia, Inc., the largest non-profit provider of drug, alcohol and mental health rehabilitation services in Pennsylvania. Baylson is a member of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States, and is also

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at the

and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baylson, Michael 1939 births Living people Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania People from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania United States attorneys for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni University of Pennsylvania Law School faculty