(WPXI) – Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer was honored during a public memorial service at Duquesne University Tuesday morning. Baer, who was seventy-four-years-old, died unexpectedly over the weekend at his home near Pittsburgh. Family, friends, elected officials and community members attended his memorial service inside the Power Center along Forbes Avenue. Gov. Tom Wolf was in attendance and said in a statement: “I’m extremely saddened to learn that Chief Justice Baer passed away. He was a respected and esteemed jurist with decades of service to our courts and our commonwealth. I am grateful for his contributions and leadership in the Supreme Court.” Baer was first elected to the Supreme Court in 2003 and was sworn in as its chief justice in 2021. He was set to retire at the end of this year, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. A Pittsburgh native, the chief justice graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971 and from the Duquesne University School of Law in 1975.