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| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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| Location | James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) |
| Appeals to | Third Circuit |
| Established | April 20, 1818 |
| Judges | 22 |
| Chief Judge | Mitchell S. Goldberg |
| Officers of the court | |
| U.S. Attorney | Jacqueline C. Romero |
| U.S. Marshal | Eric S. Gartner |
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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[update], the U.S. attorney is Jacqueline C. Romero.[1]
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.[2][3] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462,[2][3] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, respectively.[2] Portions of these districts were subsequently subdivided into the Middle District on March 2, 1901, by 31 Stat. 880.[3] At the time of its initial subdivision, presiding judge Richard Peters Jr. was reassigned to only the Eastern District.
Current judges
As of March 5, 2024[update]:
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 91 | Chief Judge | Mitchell S. Goldberg | Philadelphia | 1959 | 2008–present | 2024–present | — | G.W. Bush |
| 84 | District Judge | Gene E. K. Pratter | Philadelphia | 1949 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 86 | District Judge | Paul S. Diamond | Philadelphia | 1953 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 87 | District Judge | Juan Ramon Sánchez | Philadelphia | 1955 | 2004–present | 2018–2024 | — | G.W. Bush |
| 92 | District Judge | Nitza Quiñones Alejandro | Philadelphia | 1951 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
| 94 | District Judge | Jeffrey L. Schmehl | Reading Philadelphia |
1955 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
| 95 | District Judge | Gerald A. McHugh Jr. | Philadelphia | 1954 | 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 Philadelphia |
1955 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 101 | District Judge | Chad F. Kenney | Philadelphia | 1955 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
| 102 | District Judge | Joshua Wolson | Philadelphia | 1974 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 103 | District Judge | John Milton Younge | Philadelphia | 1955 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 104 | District Judge | Karen S. Marston | Philadelphia | 1968 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 105 | District Judge | John M. Gallagher | Allentown | 1966 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 106 | District Judge | Mia Roberts Perez | Philadelphia | 1981 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
| 107 | District Judge | Kelley B. Hodge | Philadelphia | 1971 | 2022–present[Note 1] | — | — | Biden |
| 108 | District Judge | John Frank Murphy | Philadelphia | 1977 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
| 109 | District Judge | Kai Scott | Philadelphia | 1970 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
| 110 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 111 | District Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | Senior Judge | Robert F. Kelly | inactive | 1935 | 1987–2001 | — | 2001–present | Reagan |
| 62 | Senior Judge | Jan E. DuBois | inactive | 1931 | 1988–2002 | — | 2002–present | Reagan |
| 65 | Senior Judge | Ronald L. Buckwalter | inactive | 1936 | 1990–2003 | — | 2003–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 66 | Senior Judge | Harvey Bartle III | Philadelphia | 1941 | 1991–2011 | 2006–2011 | 2011–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 68 | Senior Judge | William H. Yohn Jr. | inactive | 1935 | 1991–2003 | — | 2003–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 69 | Senior Judge | John R. Padova | Philadelphia | 1935 | 1992–2008 | — | 2008–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 72 | Senior Judge | Anita B. Brody | Philadelphia | 1935 | 1992–2009 | — | 2009–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 76 | Senior Judge | Petrese B. Tucker | inactive | 1951 | 2000–2021 | 2013–2017 | 2021–present | Clinton |
| 77 | Senior Judge | Berle M. Schiller | inactive | 1944 | 2000–2012 | — | 2012–present | Clinton |
| 78 | Senior Judge | Richard Barclay Surrick | Philadelphia | 1937 | 2000–2011 | — | 2011–present | Clinton |
| 79 | Senior Judge | Legrome D. Davis | inactive | 1952 | 2002–2017 | — | 2017–present | G.W. Bush |
| 80 | Senior Judge | Cynthia M. Rufe | Philadelphia | 1948 | 2002–2021 | — | 2021–present | G.W. Bush |
| 81 | Senior Judge | Michael Baylson | Philadelphia | 1939 | 2002–2012 | — | 2012–present | G.W. Bush |
| 82 | Senior Judge | Timothy J. Savage | Philadelphia | 1946 | 2002–2021 | — | 2021–present | G.W. Bush |
| 89 | Senior Judge | Joel Harvey Slomsky | Philadelphia | 1946 | 2008–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
| 90 | Senior Judge | C. Darnell Jones II | inactive | 1949 | 2008–2021 | — | 2021–present | G.W. Bush |
- ^ By virtue of her seniority of age, Judge Hodge holds seniority over Judge Murphy despite their identical commission dates.