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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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. There are five Eastern District federal courtrooms in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Lancaster, Allentown, Reading, and Easton.

The Court's jurisdiction includes nine counties in eastern Pennsylvania: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia 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.

The chief judge for the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court is Mitchell S. Goldberg.

The people in the district are represented by the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. As of June 21, 2022, the U.S. attorney is Jacqueline C. Romero.

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. It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462, into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, respectively. Portions of these districts were subsequently subdivided into the Middle District on March 2, 1901, by 31 Stat. 880. At the time of its initial subdivision, presiding judge Richard Peters Jr. was reassigned to only the Eastern District.

Current judges

As of May 17, 2024:

Vacancies and pending nominations

On May 23, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Catherine Henry to an unspecified seat on the Eastern District.

Former judges

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

List of U.S. attorneys

William Lewis (1789–1791)
William Rawle (1791–1799)
Jared Ingersoll (1800–1801)
Alexander Dallas (1801–1814)
Charles Jared Ingersoll (1815–1829)
George M. Dallas (1829–1831)
Henry D. Gilpin (1831–1837)
John M. Read (1837–1841)
William M. Meredith (1841–1842)
Henry M. Watts (1842–1845)
Thomas M. Pettit (1845–1849)
John W. Ashmead (1849–1854)
James C. Van Dyke (1854–1857)
George M. Wharton (1857–1860)
George A. Coffey (1861–1864)
Charles Gilpin (1864–1868)
John P. O'Neil (1868–1869)
Aubrey H. Smith (1869–1873)
William McMichael (1873–1875)
John K. Valentine (1875–1888)
John R. Read (1888–1892)
Ellery P. Ingham (1892–1896)
James M. Beck (1896–1900)
James Buchanan Holland (1900–1904)
Joseph Whitaker Thompson (1904–1912)
John C. Smartley (1912–1913)
Francis F. Kane (1913–1919)
Charles D. McAvoy (1920–1921)
George W. Coles (1921–1929)
Calvin S. Boyer (1929–1930)
Howard B. Lewis (Acting) (1931)
Edward W. Wells (1931–1933)
Charles D. McAvoy (Second Time) (1933–1937)
Guy K. Bard (Acting) (1937)
James Cullen Ganey (1937–1940)
Edward A. Kallick (Acting) (1940)
Gerald A. Gleeson (1940–1953)
Joseph G. Hildenberger (Acting) (1953)
W. Wilson White (1953–1957)
G. Clinton Fogwell, Jr. (Acting) (1957)
Harold Kenneth Wood (1957–1959)
Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr. (Acting) (1959)
Walter E. Alessandroni (1959–1961)
Joseph Simon Lord III (1961)
Drew J. T. O'Keefe (1961–1969)
Louis C. Bechtle (1969–1972)
Carl Joseph Melone (Acting) (1972)
Robert E. J. Curran (1972–1976)
Jonas Clayton Undercofler III (Acting) (1976)
David W. Marston (1976–1978)
Robert N. DeLuca (Acting) (1978)
Peter F. Vaira, Jr. (1978–1983)
Edward S. G. Dennis, Jr. (1983–1988)
Michael M. Baylson (1988–1993)
Michael J. Rotko (Acting) (1993)
Michael R. Stiles (1993–2001)
Michael L. Levy (Acting) (2001)
Pat Meehan (2001–2008)
Laurie Magid (Acting) (2008–2009)
Michael L. Levy (Acting, Second Time) (2009–2010)
Zane David Memeger (2010–2016)
Louis D. Lappen (Acting) (2016–2018)
William M. McSwain (2018–2021)
Jennifer Arbittier Williams (Acting) (2021–2022)
Jacqueline C. Romero (2022–present)

Notes

External links

Official site
Works by United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania at Internet Archive

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