Hon. Robert A. Graci (Ret.)

Mediator/Arbitrator

A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge, Judge Graci recently served as Chief Counsel to the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania. Within this role as Chief Counsel, Judge Graci served as Chief Legal Adviser to the Board. His responsibilities included the supervision of the Board’s staff, the conduct of its investigations and the Board’s prosecutions before the Court of Judicial Discipline.

Judge Graci served on the Superior Court from 2002 to 2004 before becoming a Member in the Harrisburg office of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, focusing his practice on appeals, white collar criminal defense, general litigation, regulatory and administrative law and governmental relations. Drawing on his many years as an appellate litigator and judge, he chaired the firm’s Appellate Practice Group, further refining his brief-writing and appellate advocacy skills while successfully navigating a number of appeals.

Prior to his appointment to the bench in 2002, Judge Graci was the Assistant Executive Deputy Attorney General for Law and Appeals of the Criminal Law Division of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. As a Deputy Attorney General for almost 18 years, he briefed and argued cases in each of the state and federal appellate courts in Pennsylvania, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States.

Judge Graci has lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, the Minor Judiciary Education Board, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute, Delaware State Bar Association and other forums. He has authored several articles and CLE course materials and has been recognized for his accomplishments by the PBA and the several attorneys general he served.