Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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The Eastern District of Pennsylvania, headquartered at the James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, is the most populous federal district in the Third Circuit. It handles a broad docket spanning securities fraud, antitrust, asbestos mass torts, and civil rights matters. The district has 22 authorized judgeships and has been the site of numerous landmark constitutional cases.
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Anita B. Brody
Senior Judge
Ashely M. Chan
Bankruptcy
Carol Sandra Moore Wells
Magistrate Judge
Caroline Goldner Cinquanto
Magistrate Judge
Catherine Henry
Judge
Chad F. Kenney
Judge
Craig M. Straw
Magistrate Judge
Cynthia M. Rufe
Senior Judge
Derek J. Baker
Bankruptcy
Elizabeth T. Hey
Magistrate Judge
Gail A. Weilheimer
Judge
Gerald A. McHugh
Judge
Gerald J. Pappert
Judge
Harvey Bartle III
Senior Judge
Jeffrey L. Schmehl
Judge
Joel H. Slomsky
Senior Judge
John F. Murphy
Judge
John M. Gallagher
Judge
John Milton Younge
Judge
John R. Padova
Senior Judge
José R. Arteaga
Magistrate Judge
Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.
Judge
Joshua D. Wolson
Judge
Juan R. Sánchez
Judge
Kai N. Scott
Judge
Karen Spencer Marston
Judge
Kelley Brisbon Hodge
Judge
Lynne A. Sitarski
Magistrate Judge
Mark A. Kearney
Judge
Mary Kay Costello
Judge
Mia Roberts Perez
Judge
Michael M. Baylson
Senior Judge
Pamela A. Carlos
Magistrate Judge
Patricia M. Mayer
Bankruptcy
Paul S. Diamond
Judge
Paul S. Diamond
Judge
R. Barclay Surrick
Senior Judge
Scott W. Reid
Magistrate Judge
Timothy J. Savage
Senior Judge
Wendy Beetlestone
Chief Judge