In his more than six years as a member of Philadelphia’s Commerce Court program, Judge Gary Glazer approved the city’s high-profile sweetened beverage tax, handled the insurance dispute regarding the victims of convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky and made rulings in countless law firm breakups.

Now, the longtime Philadelphia judge has taken over as head of the Commerce Court, which handles some of the city’s most high-profile cases. Glazer stepped into the role over the summer after former Philadelphia Judge Patricia McInerney stepped down to do alternative dispute resolution.