title: Thomas Terputac
text: # Thomas Terputac
  
  Thomas J. Terputac (January 11, 1927 - June 26, 2014) is a former judge of the Courts of Common Pleas in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Terputac attended the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1953. He became judge in 1979. In June 2004, he was honored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association with their "50-year Member Award."
  
  In 2007, he received the "Clarity Award" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Plain English Committee for "the use of clear writing by legal professionals," awarded in part for his authorship of a book on legal writing.
  
  Terputac took senior status at the age of seventy, with his seat on the bench filled by Paul Pozonsky. He then retired from the court in 2007 after twenty-eight years as a judge.
  
  