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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

29 judges have served since Dec 17, 1901. Now: Keli Marie Neary DJoseph Francis Saporito, Jr. DKaroline Mehalchick DJulia Kathleen Munley DJennifer Philpott Wilson RMatthew William Brann D.

Judges
29
17 D · 12 R
Longest tenure
26 years
William Joseph Nealon, Jr.
Current
21 months
Keli Marie Neary, since Jan 17, 2025
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192019401960198020002020Robert Wodrow Archbald · 1901-12-17 – 1911-02-01 · RepublicanCharles B. Witmer · 1911-03-02 – 1925-04-07 · RepublicanAlbert Williams Johnson · 1925-12-17 – 1945-06-28 · RepublicanJohn William Murphy · 1946-05-27 – 1962-03-28 · DemocratWilliam Joseph Nealon, Jr. · 1963-03-27 – 1989-01-01 · DemocratJames Focht McClure, Jr. · 1990-04-30 – 2001-04-07 · RepublicanChristopher C. Conner · 2002-07-29 – 2025-01-17 · RepublicanKeli Marie Neary · 2025-01-17 – present · DemocratAlbert Leisenring Watson · 1929-12-17 – 1955-05-31 · RepublicanMichael Henry Sheridan · 1961-08-30 – 1976-08-23 · DemocratRichard Paul Conaboy · 1979-07-24 – 1992-09-01 · DemocratThomas Ignatius Vanaskie · 1994-02-11 – 2010-04-28 · DemocratRobert David Mariani · 2011-10-19 – 2022-09-30 · DemocratJulia Kathleen Munley · 2023-11-07 – present · DemocratFrederick Voris Follmer · 1946-08-07 – 1967-12-30 · DemocratRobert Dixon Herman · 1969-12-11 – 1981-09-25 · RepublicanWilliam W. Caldwell · 1982-03-19 – 1994-05-31 · RepublicanA. Richard Caputo · 1997-11-12 – 2009-03-31 · DemocratMatthew William Brann · 2012-12-27 – present · DemocratMalcolm Muir · 1970-10-14 – 1984-08-31 · RepublicanEdwin Michael Kosik · 1986-06-16 – 1996-07-15 · RepublicanJames Martin Munley · 1998-10-22 – 2009-01-30 · DemocratMalachy Edward Mannion · 2012-12-27 – 2024-01-03 · DemocratKaroline Mehalchick · 2024-02-05 – present · DemocratSylvia H. Rambo · 1979-07-24 – 2001-04-18 · DemocratJohn E. Jones, III · 2002-07-31 – 2021-08-01 · RepublicanJoseph Francis Saporito, Jr. · 2024-08-13 – present · DemocratYvette Kane · 1998-10-22 – 2018-10-11 · DemocratJennifer Philpott Wilson · 2019-11-08 – present · Republican
Keli Marie Neary D
Jan 17, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–48
Joseph Francis Saporito, Jr. D
Aug 13, 2024 – present · 2.2 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–39
Karoline Mehalchick D
Feb 5, 2024 – present · 2.7 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–49
Julia Kathleen Munley D
Nov 7, 2023 – present · 2.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–45
Jennifer Philpott Wilson R
Nov 8, 2019 – present · 6.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 88–3
Matthew William Brann D
Dec 27, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Malachy Edward Mannion D
Dec 27, 2012 – Jan 3, 2024 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jan 3, 2024
Robert David Mariani D
Oct 19, 2011 – Sep 30, 2022 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Sep 30, 2022 · confirmed 82–17
John E. Jones, III R
Jul 31, 2002 – Aug 1, 2021 · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 96–0
Christopher C. Conner R
Jul 29, 2002 – Jan 17, 2025 · 22 years · appointed by George W. Bush
James Martin Munley D
Oct 22, 1998 – Jan 30, 2009 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 30, 2009
Yvette Kane D
Oct 22, 1998 – Oct 11, 2018 · 20 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 11, 2018
A. Richard Caputo D
Nov 12, 1997 – Mar 31, 2009 · 11 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Mar 31, 2009
Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie D
Feb 11, 1994 – Apr 28, 2010 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
James Focht McClure, Jr. R
Apr 30, 1990 – Apr 7, 2001 · 11 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Apr 7, 2001
Edwin Michael Kosik R
Jun 16, 1986 – Jul 15, 1996 · 10 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 15, 1996
William W. Caldwell R
Mar 19, 1982 – May 31, 1994 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 31, 1994
Richard Paul Conaboy D
Jul 24, 1979 – Sep 1, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 1, 1992
Sylvia H. Rambo D
Jul 24, 1979 – Apr 18, 2001 · 22 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 18, 2001
Malcolm Muir R
Oct 14, 1970 – Aug 31, 1984 · 14 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Aug 31, 1984
Robert Dixon Herman R
Dec 11, 1969 – Sep 25, 1981 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Sep 25, 1981
William Joseph Nealon, Jr. D
Mar 27, 1963 – Jan 1, 1989 · 26 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jan 1, 1989
Michael Henry Sheridan D
Aug 30, 1961 – Aug 23, 1976 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Frederick Voris Follmer D
Aug 7, 1946 – Dec 30, 1967 · 21 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Dec 30, 1967
John William Murphy D
May 27, 1946 – Mar 28, 1962 · 16 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Albert Leisenring Watson R
Dec 17, 1929 – May 31, 1955 · 25 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status May 31, 1955 · confirmed 53–22
Albert Williams Johnson R
Dec 17, 1925 – Jun 28, 1945 · 20 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Charles B. Witmer R
Mar 2, 1911 – Apr 7, 1925 · 14 years · appointed by William H. Taft
Robert Wodrow Archbald R
Dec 17, 1901 – Feb 1, 1911 · 9.1 years · appointed by William McKinley

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.