Timothy J. Savage (born March 24, 1946) is a

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of the

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Education and career

Savage was born in

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and graduated from Holy Ghost Preparatory School in 1964. He received a

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degree from Assumption College (now Assumption University) in 1968. He received a

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from

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in 1971. He was in private practice in Pennsylvania from 1971 to 2002. He was a Hearing examiner for the

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from 1976 to 2002.

Federal judicial service

On March 21, 2002, President

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nominated Savage to serve as a

of the

. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Edward N. Cahn. He was confirmed by the

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on August 1, 2002, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 1, 2021.

Notable rulings

On November 29, 2012, Savage ruled that the mother of a daughter with pervasive development disorder (PDD), a form of autism, was entitled to take time off under the

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(FMLA) in order to find alternative daycare arrangements for her daughter. Her daughter was blind in one eye in addition to having autism. Savage wrote: “What is relevant is that Carolyn has a chronic serious health condition resulting in an inability to perform regular daily activities and Wegelin had to make arrangements to find a suitable daycare that could care for her.” In oral arguments on November 4, 2020, Savage appeared skeptical of the Pennsylvania GOP's attempt to prevent

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from counting absentee ballots that voters were permitted to fix after they were notified of deficiencies. “In other words I am losing my vote?” Savage asked the Pennsylvania GOP's lawyer. On November 6, Savage rejected the state GOP's effort to throw out the "cured" absentee ballots that once contained errors. On December 22, 2020, Savage ruled that

restaurants are not entitled to coverage for lost business during

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related closures.https://www.goldbergsegalla.com/news-and-knowledge/case_studies/pennsylvania-insurance-coverage-team-defeats-first-federal-suits-filed-for-covid-19-business-interruption ''Goldberg Segalla.''December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Savage, Timothy J. 1946 births Living people Assumption University (Worcester) alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Lawyers from Philadelphia Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush