United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Established	April 20, 1818

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, E.D. Pa.) is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It originally sat in Independence Hall in Philadelphia as the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, and is now located at the James Byrne Courthouse at 601 Market Street in Philadelphia.

The Court's jurisdiction includes Philadelphia, as well as Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties. The district is a part of the Third Circuit, and appeals are taken to that Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Currently the Federal District Courts are undergoing some policy changes, which includes court fees associated with the filing and prosecution of a number of actions. According to the National Bulletin, Vol 60, Page 188 [12 August 2011] these changes are designed to 'eliminate undue litigation while promptly addressing issues brought forward for review by the general public,' and though the fees and costs were not specifically addressed, a potential litigant needs further inquiry prior to filing any type of legal claim.

The people in the district are represented by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. There are Eastern District federal courtrooms in Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, and Easton.

The current Chief Judge for the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court is Judge Petrese B. Tucker. The current United States Marshal for the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court is David Blake Webb.

History

The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.^[1]^[2] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462,^[1]^[2] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, respectively.^[1] Portions of these districts were subsequently subdivided into the Middle District on March 2, 1901, by 31 Stat. 880.^[2] At the time of its initial subdivision, presiding judge Richard Peters, Jr. was reassigned to only the Eastern District.

Current judges

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has 22 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. In addition, judges who have taken senior status continue to hear cases. There are 36 judges, including both active and senior judges. The Chief Judge of the District is Judge Petrese B. Tucker.

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
76	Chief Judge	Petrese B. Tucker	Philadelphia	1951	2000–present	2013–present	—	Clinton
79	District Judge	Legrome D. Davis	Philadelphia	1952	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
80	District Judge	Cynthia M. Rufe	Philadelphia	1948	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
82	District Judge	Timothy J. Savage	Philadelphia	1946	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
83	District Judge	James Knoll Gardner	Allentown	1940	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
84	District Judge	Gene E. K. Pratter	Philadelphia	1949	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
85	District Judge	Lawrence F. Stengel	Reading	1952	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
86	District Judge	Paul S. Diamond	Philadelphia	1953	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
87	District Judge	Juan Ramon Sanchez	Philadelphia	1955	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
89	District Judge	Joel Harvey Slomsky	Philadelphia	1946	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
90	District Judge	C. Darnell Jones II	Philadelphia	1949	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
91	District Judge	Mitchell S. Goldberg	Philadelphia	1959	2008–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
92	District Judge	Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro	Philadelphia	1951	2013–present	—	—	Obama
94	District Judge	Jeffrey L. Schmehl	Reading	1955	2013–present	—	—	Obama
95	District Judge	Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr.	Philadelphia	1954	2014–present	—	—	Obama
96	District Judge	Edward G. Smith	Easton	1961	2014–present	—	—	Obama
97	District Judge	Wendy Beetlestone	Philadelphia	1961	2014–present	—	—	Obama
98	District Judge	Mark A. Kearney	Philadelphia	1962	2014–present	—	—	Obama
99	District Judge	Jerry Pappert	Philadelphia	1963	2014–present	—	—	Obama
100	District Judge	Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.	Allentown	1955	2014–present	—	—	Obama
101	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
102	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Senior District Judge	John William Ditter, Jr.	Philadelphia	1921	1970–1986	—	1986–present	Nixon
41	Senior District Judge	Donald West VanArtsdalen	inactive	1919	1970–1985	—	1985–present	Nixon
51	Senior District Judge	Norma Levy Shapiro	Philadelphia	1928	1978–1998	—	1998–present	Carter
53	Senior District Judge	Thomas Newman O'Neill, Jr.	Philadelphia	1928	1983–1996	—	1996–present	Reagan
57	Senior District Judge	Edmund V. Ludwig	inactive	1928	1985–1997	—	1997–present	Reagan
58	Senior District Judge	Robert F. Kelly	Philadelphia	1935	1987–2001	—	2001–present	Reagan
61	Senior District Judge	Lowell A. Reed, Jr.	inactive	1930	1988–1999	—	1999–present	Reagan
62	Senior District Judge	Jan E. DuBois	Philadelphia	1931	1988–2002	—	2002–present	Reagan
65	Senior District Judge	Ronald L. Buckwalter	inactive	1936	1990–2003	—	2003–present	G.H.W. Bush
66	Senior District Judge	Harvey Bartle III	Philadelphia	1941	1991–2011	2006–2011	2011–present	G.H.W. Bush
67	Senior District Judge	Stewart Dalzell	Philadelphia	1943	1991–2013	—	2013–present	G.H.W. Bush
68	Senior District Judge	William H. Yohn, Jr.	inactive	1935	1991–2003	—	2003–present	G.H.W. Bush
69	Senior District Judge	John R. Padova	Philadelphia	1935	1992–2008	—	2008–present	G.H.W. Bush
70	Senior District Judge	J. Curtis Joyner	Philadelphia	1948	1992–2013	2011–2013	2013-present	G.H.W. Bush
71	Senior District Judge	Eduardo C. Robreno	Philadelphia	1945	1992–2013	—	2013–present	G.H.W. Bush
72	Senior District Judge	Anita B. Brody	Philadelphia	1935	1992–2009	—	2009–present	G.H.W. Bush
75	Senior District Judge	Mary A. McLaughlin	inactive	1946	2000–2013	—	2013–present	Clinton
77	Senior District Judge	Berle M. Schiller	Philadelphia	1944	2000–2012	—	2012–present	Clinton
78	Senior District Judge	Richard Barclay Surrick	Philadelphia	1937	2000–2011	—	2011–present	Clinton
81	Senior District Judge	Michael M. Baylson	Philadelphia	1939	2002–2012	—	2012–present	G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat Last Held By	Vacancy Reason	Date of Vacancy	Nominee	Date of Nomination
12	Mary A. McLaughlin	Senior status	November 18, 2013	John Milton Younge	July 30, 2015
27	Luis Felipe Restrepo	Elevated	January 11, 2016

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Richard Peters, Jr.	PA	1744–1828	1818–1828	—	—	Washington	death
2	Joseph Hopkinson	PA	1770–1842	1828–1842^[3]	—	—	J.Q. Adams	death
3	Archibald Randall	PA	1797–1846	1842–1846	—	—	Tyler	death
4	John K. Kane	PA	1795–1858	1846–1858	—	—	Polk	death
5	John Cadwalader	PA	1805–1879	1858–1879	—	—	Buchanan	death
6	William Butler	PA	1822–1909	1879–1899	—	—	Hayes	retirement
7	John Bayard McPherson	PA	1846–1919	1899–1912	—	—	McKinley	reappointment
8	James Buchanan Holland	PA	1857–1914	1904–1914	—	—	T. Roosevelt	death
9	Joseph Whitaker Thompson	PA	1861–1946	1912–1931	—	—	Taft	reappointment
10	Oliver Booth Dickinson	PA	1857–1939	1914–1939	—	—	Wilson	death
11	Charles Louis McKeehan	PA	1876–1925	1923–1925	—	—	Harding	death
12	William Huntington Kirkpatrick	PA	1885–1970	1927–1958	1948–1958	1958–1970	Coolidge	death
13	George Austin Welsh	PA	1878–1970	1932–1957	—	1957–1970	Hoover	death
14	Albert Branson Maris	PA	1893–1989	1936–1938	—	—	F. Roosevelt	reappointment
15	Harry Ellis Kalodner	PA	1896–1977	1938–1946^[4]	—	—	F. Roosevelt	reappointment
16	Guy K. Bard	PA	1895–1953	1939–1952^[5]	—	—	F. Roosevelt	resignation
17	James Cullen Ganey	PA	1899–1972	1940–1961	1958–1961	—	F. Roosevelt	reappointment
18	Frederick Voris Follmer	PA	1885–1971	1946–1955	—	—	Truman	reassignment
19	James P. McGranery	PA	1895–1962	1946–1952	—	—	Truman	resignation
20	Thomas James Clary	PA	1899–1977	1949–1969^[6]	1961–1969	1969–1977	Truman	death
21	Allan Kuhn Grim	PA	1904–1965	1949–1961^[7]	—	1961–1965	Truman	death
22	John Whitaker Lord, Jr.	PA	1901–1972	1954–1971	1969–1971	1971–1972	Eisenhower	death
23	Francis Lund Van Dusen	PA	1912–1993	1955–1967	—	—	Eisenhower	reappointment
24	Charles William Kraft, Jr.	PA	1903–2002	1955–1970^[8]	—	1970–2002	Eisenhower	death
25	Thomas C. Egan	PA	1894–1961	1957–1961	—	—	Eisenhower	death
26	Harold Kenneth Wood	PA	1906–1972	1959–1971	—	1971–1972	Eisenhower	death
27	Joseph Simon Lord III	PA	1912–1991	1961–1982	1971–1982	1982–1991	Kennedy	death
28	Abraham Lincoln Freedman	PA	1904–1971	1961–1964	—	—	Kennedy	reappointment
29	Alfred Leopold Luongo	PA	1920–1986	1961–1986	1982–1986	—	Kennedy	death
30	Ralph C. Body	PA	1903–1973	1962–1972	—	1972–1973	Kennedy	death
31	Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.	PA	1928–1998	1964–1977^[9]	—	—	L. Johnson	reappointment
32	John Morgan Davis	PA	1906–1984	1964–1974^[9]	—	1974–1984	L. Johnson	death
33	John P. Fullam	PA	1921–present	1966–1990	1986–1990	1990–2011	L. Johnson	retirement
34	Charles R. Weiner	PA	1922–2005	1967–1988	—	1988–2005	L. Johnson	death
35	Thomas Ambrose Masterson	PA	1927–2000	1967–1973	—	—	L. Johnson	resignation
36	Emanuel Mac Troutman	PA	1915–2004	1967–1982	—	1982–2004	L. Johnson	death
37	John Berne Hannum	PA	1915–2007	1969–1984	—	1984–2007	Nixon	death
38	Edward Roy Becker	PA	1933–2006	1970–1982	—	—	Nixon	reappointment
40	Daniel Henry Huyett III	PA	1921–1998	1970–1988	—	1988–1998	Nixon	death
42	James Henry Gorbey	PA	1920–1977	1970–1977	—	—	Nixon	death
43	Raymond J. Broderick	PA	1914–2000	1971–1984	—	1984–2000	Nixon	death
44	Clarence Charles Newcomer	PA	1923–2005	1971–1988	—	1988–2005	Nixon	death
45	Clifford Scott Green	PA	1923–2007	1971–1988	—	1988–2007	Nixon	death
46	Louis Charles Bechtle	PA	1927–present	1972–1993	1990–1993	1993–2001	Nixon	retirement
47	Herbert Allan Fogel	PA	1929–present	1973–1978	—	—	Nixon	resignation
48	Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr.	PA	1925–1999	1974–1990	—	1990–1999	Nixon	death
49	Edward Norman Cahn	PA	1933–present	1974–1998	1993–1998	—	Ford	retirement
50	Louis H. Pollak	PA	1922–2012	1978–1991	—	1991–2012	Carter	death
52	James Tyrone Giles	PA	1943–present	1979–2008	1999–2005	2008–2008	Carter	retirement
54	Marvin Katz	PA	1930–2010	1983–1997	—	1997–2010	Reagan	death
55	James McGirr Kelly	PA	1928–2005	1983–1996	—	1996–2005	Reagan	death
56	Anthony Joseph Scirica	PA	1940–present	1984–1987	—	—	Reagan	reappointment
59	Robert S. Gawthrop III	PA	1942–1999	1987–1999	—	—	Reagan	death
60	Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen	PA	1941–present	1987–2004	—	—	Reagan	reappointment
63	Herbert J. Hutton	PA	1937–2007	1988–2003	—	2003–2007	Reagan	death
64	Jay Waldman	PA	1944–2003	1988–2003	—	—	Reagan	death
73	Marjorie Rendell	PA	1947–present	1994–1997	—	—	Clinton	reappointment
74	Bruce William Kauffman	PA	1934–present	1997–2008	—	2008–2009	Clinton	retirement
88	Thomas M. Golden	PA	1947–2010	2006–2010	—	—	G.W. Bush	death
93	Luis Felipe Restrepo	PA	1959-present	2013–2016	—	—	Obama	reappointment

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on September 24, 1789 by 1 Stat. 73 for the District of Pennsylvania
Seat reassigned to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 20, 1818 by 3 Stat. 462
Peters	1818–1828
Hopkinson	1828–1842
Randall	1842–1846
Kane	1846–1858
Cadwalader	1858–1879
Butler	1879–1899
McPherson	1899–1912
Thompson	1912–1931
Welsh	1932–1957
Egan	1957–1961
J. M. Davis	1964–1974
Cahn	1974–1998
Savage	2002–present

Seat 2
Seat established on April 1, 1904 by 33 Stat. 155
Holland	1904–1914
Seat abolished on April 24, 1914 (Temporary judgeship expired)

Seat 3
Seat established on February 16, 1914 by 38 Stat. 283 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolishment of Seat 2 on April 24, 1914
Dickenson	1914–1939
Bard	1939–1952
Van Dusen	1955–1967
Hannum	1969–1984
Scirica	1984–1987
Reed	1988–1999
Surrick	2000–2011
Quiñones Alejandro	2013–present

Seat 4
Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)
McKeehan	1923–1925
Seat abolished on March 23, 1925 (Temporary judgeship expired)

Seat 5
Seat established on March 3, 1927 by 44 Stat. 1347
Kirkpatrick	1927–1958
Wood	1959–1971
Green	1971–1988
DuBois	1988–2002
Gardner	2002–present

Seat 6
Seat established on June 16, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1523 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on June 2, 1938 by 52 Stat. 780
Maris	1936–1938
Kalodner	1939–1946
McGranery	1946–1952
J. W. Lord, Jr.	1954–1971
Bechtle	1972–1993
Rendell	1994–1997
Seat abolished on November 20, 1997 (Temporary judgeship expired)

Seat 7
Seat established on May 24, 1940 by 54 Stat. 219 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on December 7, 1944 by 58 Stat. 796
Ganey	1940–1961
Higginbotham, Jr.	1964–1977
Pollak	1978–1991
Robreno	1992–2013
Leeson, Jr.	2014–present

Seat 8
Seat established on July 24, 1946 by 60 Stat. 654 (temporary, concurrent with Middle and Western Districts)
Seat made permanent on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Follmer	1946–1955
Seat statutorily assigned solely to the Middle District on June 1, 1955

Seat 9
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Clary	1950–1969
Seat abolished on March 1, 1969 (Temporary judgeship expired)

Seat 10
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Grim	1949–1961
Body	1962–1972
Fogel	1973–1978
Giles	1979–2008
Slomsky	2008–present

Seat 11
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Kraft, Jr.	1956–1970
Newcomer	1971–1988
Hutton	1988–2003
Diamond	2004-present

Seat 12
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
J. S. Lord III	1961–1982
Katz	1983–1997
McLaughlin	2000–2013
vacant	2013–present

Seat 13
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Freedman	1961–1964
Fullam	1966–1990
Yohn	1991–2003
Pratter	2004–present

Seat 14
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Luongo	1961–1986
Van Antwerpen	1987–2004
Golden	2006–2010
Schmehl	2013–present

Seat 15
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Weiner	1967–1988
Buckwalter	1990–2003
Stengel	2004–present

Seat 16
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Masterson	1967–1973
McGlynn, Jr.	1974–1990
Bartle III	1991–2011
McHugh, Jr.	2014–present

Seat 17
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolishment of Seat 9 on March 1, 1969
Troutman	1967–1982
J. M. Kelly	1983–1996
Kauffman	1997–2008
Jones II	2008–present

Seat 18
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Becker	1970–1982
O'Neill, Jr.	1983–1996
Tucker	2000–present

Seat 19
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Ditter, Jr.	1970–1986
Gawthrop III	1987–1999
Schiller	2000–2012
Smith	2014–present

Seat 20
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Huyett III	1970–1988
Waldman	1988–2003
Sanchez	2004–present

Seat 21
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
VanArtsdalen	1970–1985
R. F. Kelly	1987–2001
Baylson	2002–2012
Beetlestone	2014–present

Seat 22
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Gorbey	1970–1977
Shapiro	1978–1998
Rufe	2002–present

Seat 23
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Broderick	1971–1984
Ludwig	1985–1997
L. D. Davis	2002–present

Seat 24
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Dalzell	1991–2013
Pappert	2014–present

Seat 25
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Padova	1992–2008
Goldberg	2008–present

Seat 26
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Joyner	1992–2013
Kearney	2014–present

Seat 27
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolishment of Seat 6 on November 20, 1997
Brody	1992–2009
Restrepo	2013–2016
vacant	2016–present

List of U.S. Attorneys

Alexander Dallas (1801–1815)
Charles Jared Ingersoll (1815–1829)
George M. Dallas (1829–1831)
Henry D. Gilpin (1831–1837)
John M. Read (1837–1841)
William M. Meredith (1841–1845)
Thomas M. Pettit (1845–1853)
James M. Beck (1896–1900)
Joseph Whitaker Thompson (1904–1912)
James Cullen Ganey (1937–1940)
David W. Marston (1976–1978)
Peter F. Vaira, Jr. (1978–1983)^[10]
Edward S.G. Dennis Jr. (1983–1988)^[11]
Michael M. Baylson (1988–1993)^[12]
Michael R. Stiles (1993–2001)^[13]
Pat Meehan (2001–2008)
Michael L. Levy (2008–2010)^[14]
Zane David Memeger (2010–Present)^[15]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 388.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. District Courts of Pennsylvania, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1828, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 23, 1829, and received commission on February 23, 1829.
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1939, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1939, and received commission on May 4, 1939.
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 4, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1940, and received commission on April 29, 1940.
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.
^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received commission on March 29, 1956.
^ ^a ^b Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission on March 17, 1964.
^ http://www.vairariley.com/Bio/PeterVaira.html
^ "Former U.s. Attorney To Represent Preate Edward Dennis Jr. Was Named As Counsel In The Office Investigation. The Bill Goes To Taxpayers. - philly-archives". articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
^ "History of the Federal Judiciary". fjc.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
^ "Region's U.S. attorney will resign Michael R. Stiles has spent 8 years in the high-profile post. Delco's D.A. is viewed as a possible successor. - philly-archives". articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
^ "Michael Levy | Main Justice". mainjustice.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
^ "President Obama nominates Zane Memeger to replace Pat Meehan | lehighvalleylive.com". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

External links

[S388-1] Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 388.

[fjcpa-2] U.S. District Courts of Pennsylvania, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.

[3] Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1828, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 23, 1829, and received commission on February 23, 1829.

[4] Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1939, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1939, and received commission on May 4, 1939.

[5] Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 4, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1940, and received commission on April 29, 1940.

[6] Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.

[7] Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.

[8] Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received commission on March 29, 1956.

[February_3,_1964-9] Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission on March 17, 1964.

[10] ttp://www.vairariley.com/Bio/PeterVaira.html

[philly-11] "Former U.s. Attorney To Represent Preate Edward Dennis Jr. Was Named As Counsel In The Office Investigation. The Bill Goes To Taxpayers. - philly-archives". articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

[fjc-12] "History of the Federal Judiciary". fjc.gov. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

[philly2-13] "Region's U.S. attorney will resign Michael R. Stiles has spent 8 years in the high-profile post. Delco's D.A. is viewed as a possible successor. - philly-archives". articles.philly.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

[mainjustice-14] "Michael Levy | Main Justice". mainjustice.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

[lehighvalleylive-15] "President Obama nominates Zane Memeger to replace Pat Meehan | lehighvalleylive.com". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

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v t e Active district judges of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Delaware	Connolly Noreika Williams Hall
New Jersey	Bumb Wigenton Cecchi Salas Shipp Arleo Martinotti Neals Quraishi O'Hearn Williams Castner Padin Farbiarz Kirsch Semper Kiel
E. Pennsylvania	Goldberg Diamond Sánchez Quiñones Schmehl McHugh Beetlestone Kearney Pappert Leeson Kenney Wolson Younge Marston Gallagher Perez Hodge Murphy Scott Costello 2 seats vacant
M. Pennsylvania	Brann Conner Wilson Munley Mehalchick Saporito
W. Pennsylvania	Hornak Bissoon Baxter Horan Ranjan Stickman Haines Colville Hardy Wiegand
Virgin Islands	Molloy Lewis

v t e Senior district judges of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Delaware	Longobardi Andrews
New Jersey	Thompson Rodriguez Cooper Hayden Martini Chesler Sheridan McNulty
E. Pennsylvania	Kelly DuBois Buckwalter Bartle Yohn Padova Brody Tucker Schiller Surrick Davis Rufe Baylson Savage Slomsky Jones
M. Pennsylvania	Kane Mariani Mannion
W. Pennsylvania	Ambrose Conti Cercone Schwab Gibson Fischer
Virgin Islands	Gómez

v t e United States federal courts
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