United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citation

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s, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction is the power of the Supreme Court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right...

over the district courts

United States district court

The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...

for the following districts

United States federal judicial district

For purposes of the federal judicial system, Congress has divided the United States into judicial districts. There are 94 federal judicial districts, including at least one district in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...

District of Delaware
United States District Court for the District of Delaware
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington...
District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of New Jersey....
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789...
Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is district level federal court with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania...
Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal law. The Honorable Judge Gary L. Lancaster is currently Chief Judge of the Western Pennsylvania District...

It also has appellate jurisdiction over the District Court of the Virgin Islands

District Court of the Virgin Islands

The District Court of the United States Virgin Islands is a United States territorial court with jurisdiction over the United States Virgin Islands, a United States territory and more specifically an insular area that is an unincorporated organized territory. The court sits in both St. Croix and...

which, in spite of the name, is a territorial court

United States territorial court

The United States territorial courts are tribunals established in territories of the United States by the United States Congress, pursuant to its power under Article Four of the United States Constitution, the Territorial Clause...

and belongs to no federal judicial district.

The court is composed of 14 active judges and is based at the James A. Byrne Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

. It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals

United States court of appeals

The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...

Active

, the active judges on the court are as follows (chief judge in bold):

#	Judge	Duty station	Born	Appointed	Chief	Appointed by
50	Theodore A. McKee	Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	1947	1994	2010—	Clinton
38	Dolores Korman Sloviter Dolores Sloviter Dolores Korman Sloviter is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born to a Jewish-American family in 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she attended Philadelphia High School for Girls. She graduated from Temple University in 1953 with an A.B. and received her J.D. in...	Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	1932	1979	1991–1998	Carter
44	Anthony Joseph Scirica Anthony Joseph Scirica Anthony Joseph Scirica is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born in 1940 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Chief Judge Scirica graduated from Wesleyan University in 1962 and received his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School in 1965...	Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	1940	1987	2003–2010	Reagan
52	Marjorie O. Rendell	Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...	1947	1997	——	Clinton
54	Thomas L. Ambro Thomas L. Ambro Thomas L. Ambro is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.He was appointed to the Third Circuit by President Bill Clinton on September 29, 1999, to fill a seat vacated by Walter King Stapleton...	Wilmington, DE Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...	1949	2000	——	Clinton
55	Julio M. Fuentes Julio M. Fuentes Julio M. Fuentes is a United States Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Fuentes is the first Hispanic judge to serve the Third Circuit.- Early life and education :...	Newark, NJ Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	1946	2000	——	Clinton
56	D. Brooks Smith D. Brooks Smith David Brookman Smith , known professionally as D. Brooks Smith, is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.- Federal Service :...	Duncansville, PA Duncansville, Pennsylvania Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Duncansville is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area...	1951	2002	——	G.W. Bush
58	D. Michael Fisher D. Michael Fisher Dennis Michael Fisher is a United States federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated on May 1, 2003 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S...	Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...	1944	2003	——	G.W. Bush
60	Michael Chagares Michael Chagares Michael A. Chagares is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.- Nomination and confirmation:...	Newark, NJ	1962	2006	——	G.W. Bush
61	Kent A. Jordan Kent A. Jordan Kent Amos Jordan is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a federal district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware....	Wilmington, DE Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...	1957	2006	——	G.W. Bush
62	Thomas M. Hardiman Thomas M. Hardiman Thomas Michael Hardiman is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a United States District Court judge.He maintains chambers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....	Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...	1965	2007	——	G.W. Bush
63	Joseph A. Greenaway Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. Joseph Anthony Greenaway, Jr. is a federal judge who sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously sat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey...	Newark, NJ Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	1957	2010	——	Obama
64	Thomas I. Vanaskie Thomas I. Vanaskie Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie is a United States circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From February 10, 1994 to April 26, 2010, he served as a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania...	Scranton, PA Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...	1953	2010	——	Obama
-	vacant	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

On June 30, 2011, Maryanne Trump Barry assumed senior status and created a vacancy on the court. On October 5, 2011, President Obama nominated New Jersey federal magistrate judge Patty Shwartz

Patty Shwartz

Patty Shwartz is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and currently a nominee for a seat on United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.- Early life:...

to fill this seat. Her nomination is currently pending.

Senior

#	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active service	Chief	Senior Senior status Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status... since	Appointed by
28	Ruggero J. Aldisert Ruggero J. Aldisert Ruggero John Aldisert is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit....	Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...	1919	1968–1986	1984–1986	1986	L. Johnson
35	Joseph F. Weis, Jr. Joseph F. Weis, Jr. Joseph F. Weis, Jr. is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.- Early life :Weis grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he still lives today, inspired by his father's legal career to journey into the field of law...	Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...	1923	1973–1988	——	1988	Nixon
36	Leonard I. Garth Leonard I. Garth Judge Leonard I. Garth is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Garth was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated with a bachelor of arts from Columbia University in 1942. He served during World War II as a United States Army Lieutenant from 1943 to 1946...	Newark, NJ Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	1921	1973–1986	——	1986	Nixon
41	Walter King Stapleton Walter King Stapleton Walter King Stapleton is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed senior status on June 2, 1999....	Wilmington, DE Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...	1934	1985–1999	——	1999	Reagan
42	Morton Ira Greenberg Morton Ira Greenberg Morton Ira Greenberg is a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on February 11, 1987 and was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 20, 1987.-Biography:...	Trenton, NJ Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...	1933	1987–2000	——	2000	Reagan
45	Robert E. Cowen Robert Cowen Robert E. Cowen is a Federal Appeals Judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit based in Philadelphia. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan...	Trenton, NJ Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...	1930	1987–1998	——	1998	Reagan
46	Richard Lowell Nygaard Richard Lowell Nygaard Richard Lowell Nygaard is a United States federal judge.Born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Nygaard received a B.S. cum laude from the University of Southern California in 1969 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1971. He was a Petty Officer Second Class in the U.S. Naval...	Erie, PA Erie, Pennsylvania Erie is a city located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest city , with a population of 102,000...	1940	1988–2005	——	2005	Reagan
48	Jane Richards Roth Jane Richards Roth Jane Richards Roth is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She assumed senior status on May 31, 2006.-Biography:...	Wilmington, DE Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...	1935	1991–2006	——	2006	G.H.W. Bush
53	Maryanne Trump Barry Maryanne Trump Barry Maryanne Trump Barry is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is the daughter of real estate developer Fred Trump and Mary MacLeod Trump, the older sister of real estate/entertainment magnate Donald Trump and the mother of Dr...	Newark, NJ Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	1937	1999–2011	——	2011	Clinton
59	Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed senior status on October 23, 2006, on his 65th birthday.- Early life and education :...	Easton, PA Easton, Pennsylvania Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....	1941	2004–2006	——	2006	G.W. Bush

List of former judges

#	State	Born/Died	Active	Chief	Senior Senior status Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...	Reason for termination
1	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1828–1906	1891–1906	——	——	death
2	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1839–1917	1892–1909	——	——	retirement
3	DE Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...	1840–1925	1899–1914	——	——	retirement
4	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1855–1947	1906–1938	——	1938–1947	death
5	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1849–1912	1909–1912	——	——	death
6	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1846–1919	1912–1919	——	——	death
7	DE Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...	1867–1945	1914–1938	——	1938–1945	death
8	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1879–1942	1919–1920	——	——	resignation
9	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1867–1945	1920–1939	——	1939–1941	resignation
10	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1861–1946	1931–1938	——	1938–1946	death
11	DE Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...	1895–1979	1937–1965	1948–1965	1965–1979	death
12	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1893–1989	1938–1958	——	1958–1989	death
13	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1891–1957	1938–1943	——	——	resignation
14	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1886–1968	1939–1940	——	——	resignation
15	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1887–1966	1939–1944	——	——	resignation
16	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1889–1962	1940–1962	——	——	death
17	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1893–1977	1943–1968	——	1968–1977	death
18	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1894–1949	1945–1949	——	——	death
19	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1896–1977	1946–1969	1965–1966	1969–1977	death
20	VI United States Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...	1904–1976	1949–1971	1968–1971	1971–1976	death
21	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1902–1978	1950–1967	1966–1967	1967–1978	death
22	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1895–1978	1959–1961	——	1961–1978	death
23	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1899–1972	1961–1966	——	1966–1972	death
24	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1903–1968	1961–1968	——	——	death
25	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1904–1971	1964–1971	——	——	death
26	DE Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...	1914–1998	1966–1989	1971–1984	1989–1998	death
27	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1912–1993	1967–1977	——	1977–1993	death
29	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1920–1970	1968–1970	——	——	death
30	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1921–	1969–1987	——	——	retirement
31	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1924–	1969–1990	1987–1990	——	retirement
32	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1910–2006	1970–1981	——	1981–2006	death
33	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1909–1972	1971–1972	——	——	death
34	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1916–1989	1971–1986	——	1986–1989	death
37	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1928–1998	1977–1991	1990–1991	1991–1993	retirement
39	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1933–2006	1981–2003	1998–2003	2003–2006	death
40	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1942–2002	1985–2002	——	——	death
43	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1932–1995	1987–1995	——	——	death
47	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1950–	1990–2006	——	——	elevation to Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
49	PA Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	1954–	1992–1999	——	——	resignation
51	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1928–	1994–1996	——	——	retirement
57	NJ New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	1953–	2003–2005	——	——	resignation to become United States Secretary of Homeland Security United States Secretary of Homeland Security The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. The position was created by the...

Chief judges

class=wikitable>	Chief Judge
Biggs	1948–1965
Kalodner	1965–1966
Hastie	1968–1971
Staley	1966–1967
Seitz	1971–1984
Aldisert	1984–1986
Gibbons	1987–1990
Higginbotham	1990–1991
Sloviter	1991–1998
Becker	1998–2003
Scirica	2003–2010
McKee	2010–present

Succession of seats

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Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 Judiciary Act of 1869 The Judiciary Act of 1869 , also called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869, was a United States statute that made two important reforms of the federal judiciary.... as a circuit judgeship United States circuit court The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had trial court jurisdiction over civil suits of diversity jurisdiction and major federal crimes. They also had appellate... for the Third Circuit
Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the newly formed United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891 Judiciary Act of 1891 The Judiciary Act of 1891 , also known as the Evarts Act after its primary sponsor, Senator William M. Evarts, created the United States courts of appeals, and reassigned the jurisdiction of most routine appeals from the district and circuit courts to these appellate courts...
Acheson	PA	1891–1906
Buffington	PA	1906–1938
Biddle	PA	1939–1940
Goodrich	PA	1940–1962
Freedman	PA	1964–1971
Weis	PA	1973–1988
Nygaard	PA	1988–2005
Hardiman	PA	2007–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 2 Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891

Judiciary Act of 1891

The Judiciary Act of 1891 , also known as the Evarts Act after its primary sponsor, Senator William M. Evarts, created the United States courts of appeals, and reassigned the jurisdiction of most routine appeals from the district and circuit courts to these appellate courts...

Dallas PA 1892–1909 Lanning NJ 1909–1912 McPherson PA 1912–1919 Haight NJ 1919–1920 Davis NJ 1920–1939 Jones PA 1939–1944 Kalodner PA 1946–1969 Adams PA 1969–1987 Hutchinson PA 1987–1995 Rendell PA 1997–present border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 3 Established on February 23, 1899 by 30 Stat. 846 Gray DE 1899–1914 Woolley DE 1914–1938 Maris PA 1938–1958 Forman NJ 1959–1961 W. Smith NJ 1961–1968 Hunter NJ 1971–1986 Cowen NJ 1987–1998 Fuentes NJ 2000–present border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 4 Established on June 10, 1930 by 46 Stat. 538 Thompson PA 1931–1938 Clark NJ 1938–1943 McLaughlin NJ 1943–1968 Gibbons NJ 1969–1990 Alito NJ 1990–2006 Greenaway NJ 2010–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>	Seat 5
Established as a temporary judgeship on June 24, 1936 by 49 Stat. 1903
Made permanent on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Biggs	DE	1937–1965
Seitz	DE	1966–1989
Roth	DE	1991–2006
Jordan	DE	2006–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 6 Established on December 7, 1944 by 58 Stat. 796 O'Connell PA 1945–1949 Staley PA 1950–1967 Aldisert 1968–1986 Scirica PA 1987–present border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 7 Established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 Hastie VI 1949–1971 Rosen NJ 1971–1972 Garth NJ 1973–1986 Greenberg NJ 1987–2000 Chertoff NJ 2003–2005 Chagares NJ 2006–present border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 8 Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 Ganey PA 1961–1966 Van Dusen PA 1967–1977 Higginbotham PA 1977–1991 McKee PA 1994–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>	Seat 9
Established on June 18, 1968 by 82 Stat. 184
Stahl	PA	1968–1970
Rosenn	PA	1970–1981
Becker	PA	1981–2003
Van Antwerpen	PA	2004–2006
Vanaskie	PA	2010–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 10 Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 Sloviter PA 1979–present border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 11 Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 Mansmann PA 1985–2002 Fisher PA 2003–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>	Seat 12
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Stapleton	DE	1985–1999
Ambro	DE	2000–present

border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 13 Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Lewis PA 1992–1999 B. Smith PA 2002–present border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> Seat 14 Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089 Sarokin NJ 1994–1996 Barry NJ 1999–present

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