Tom Corbett

The Honorable Tom Corbett is executive in residence at Duquesne University School of Law. The former governor most recently served as an adjunct professor at the law school.  

As the commonwealth's 46th governor, Corbett held Pennsylvania's highest office from January 18, 2011 through January 20, 2015.

Corbett has a long and distinguished career serving citizens as assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. attorney, chair of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Pennsylvania attorney general, and governor. Corbett has also served as a key advisor to U.S. presidents and governors.  

Corbett received his undergraduate degree from Lebanon Valley College and his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law. He served his country as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard 28^th Infantry Division from 1971 until 1984, rising from private to captain. He and his wife are the parents of two adult children and grandparents of six. 

FALL 2018
Functions and Duties of the Prosecutor (01)

SPRING 2019
Law, Public Service and the Executive Branch (01)

FALL 2019
Functions and Duties of the Prosecutor (01)

Book Chapter

Capital Punishment and Public Confidence in the Criminal Justice System

Tom Corbett, Capital Punishment and Public Confidence in the Criminal Justice System, in The Death Penalty (Joseph Melusky and Keith Pesto eds., 2017).

Article

The Lawyer-Advocate vs. The Poet-Advocate

Tom Corbett, The Lawyer-Advocate vs. The Poet-Advocate, 14 Widener L.J. 737 (2005).