Thomas M. Kerr was born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1919. He received his A.B. from Lafayette College in 1940 and his J.D. from George Washington University in 1950. After serving as an attorney for the anti-trust division of the U.S. Justice Department, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to work for Westinghouse Electric Company in 1956. Kerr subsequently entered private practice and became chair of the Pittsburgh chapter of the ACLU from 1962 to 1964, and president of the ACLU of Pennsylvania from 1964 to 1984. During this period, he also served on the national board of directors of the ACLU and was active nationally in Americans for Democratic Action. Locally, Kerr provided legal counsel to the anti-war, civil rights, and women's movements. He was also engaged in a wide variety of cases involving criminal justice, civil liberties, and academic freedom. Kerr died on February 25, 2006, in Pittsburgh.
From the description of Thomas M. Kerr papers, 1945-2004. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 588869814
