James Knoll Gardner
James Knoll Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office April 3, 2017 – April 26, 2017 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office October 3, 2002 – April 3, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Jan E. DuBois |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Wolson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1940 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2017 (aged 76) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard Law School (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1966–1993 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit |  JAG Corps |
James Knoll Gardner (September 14, 1940 – April 26, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
James Knoll Gardner was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on September 14, 1940. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Yale University in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1965. He was on active duty in the JAG Corps from 1966 to 1969, remaining a U.S. Naval Reserve JAG Corps officer from 1969 to 1993 and retiring as a Captain.
He was in private practice of law in Philadelphia from 1965 to 1966 and 1969 to 1970, and in Allentown from 1970 to 1981. He was Solicitor to the Treasurer of Lehigh County from 1971 to 1977. He was an Assistant District Attorney of Lehigh County from 1972 to 1977, and then First Assistant District Attorney of Lehigh County from 1977 to 1981. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County from 1981 to 2002, serving as President Judge from 1997 to 2001.
District court service
On April 22, 2002, Gardner was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Jan E. DuBois. Gardner was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 2002, and received his commission on October 3, 2002. He assumed senior status on April 3, 2017, serving in that status until his death on April 26, 2017.[1]
References
- ^ Gamiz, Manuel Jr. "Longtime Lehigh County, federal judge James Knoll Gardner passes away at 76".
Sources
- James Knoll Gardner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1940 births
- 2017 deaths
- Public officials from Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- 21st-century American judges
- United States Navy officers
- Yale University alumni
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania