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

66 judges have served since Apr 20, 1818. Now: Christy Criswell Wiegand RWilliam Scott Hardy RRobert John Colville RStephanie Lou Haines RWilliam Shaw Stickman, IV RJ. Nicholas Ranjan RMarilyn Jean Horan RSusan Paradise Baxter RCathy Bissoon DMark Raymond Hornak D.

Judges
66
43 R · 21 D · 2 JR
Longest tenure
27 years
Thomas Irwin
Current
6.1 years
Christy Criswell Wiegand, since Sep 11, 2020
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Jonathan Hoge Walker · 1818-04-20 – 1824-03-23 · Jeffersonian RepublicanWilliam Wilkins · 1824-05-12 – 1831-04-14 · Jeffersonian RepublicanThomas Irwin · 1832-03-21 – 1859-01-04 · DemocratWilson McCandless · 1859-02-08 – 1876-07-24 · DemocratMarcus Wilson Acheson · 1880-01-14 – 1891-02-09 · RepublicanJames Hay Reed · 1891-02-20 – 1892-01-15 · RepublicanJoseph Buffington · 1892-02-23 – 1906-09-26 · RepublicanNathaniel Ewing · 1906-12-11 – 1908-01-31 · RepublicanCharles Prentiss Orr · 1909-04-08 – 1922-05-16 · RepublicanRobert Murray Gibson · 1922-07-24 – 1949-01-31 · RepublicanOwen McIntosh Burns · 1950-03-09 – 1952-10-26 · DemocratJoseph Putnam Willson · 1953-07-14 – 1968-10-18 · RepublicanJoseph Francis Weis, Jr. · 1970-04-24 – 1973-03-27 · RepublicanDaniel John Snyder, Jr. · 1973-04-17 – 1980-05-11 · RepublicanCarol Los Mansmann · 1982-03-19 – 1985-04-22 · RepublicanWilliam Lloyd Standish · 1987-11-06 – 2002-03-01 · RepublicanJoy Flowers Conti · 2002-07-31 – 2018-12-06 · RepublicanJ. Nicholas Ranjan · 2019-07-12 – present · RepublicanWinthrop Welles Ketcham · 1876-06-26 – 1879-12-06 · RepublicanJames Scott Young · 1908-01-22 – 1914-02-25 · RepublicanW. H. Seward Thomson · 1914-07-21 – 1928-02-21 · DemocratNelson McVicar · 1928-12-17 – 1951-02-01 · RepublicanWilliam Alvah Stewart · 1951-04-25 – 1953-04-09 · DemocratJohn Lester Miller · 1954-05-20 – 1971-10-01 · RepublicanRalph Francis Scalera · 1971-11-30 – 1976-05-01 · RepublicanMaurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr. · 1976-05-21 – 1994-11-28 · RepublicanDavid S. Cercone · 2002-08-02 – 2017-11-24 · RepublicanSusan Paradise Baxter · 2018-09-10 – present · RepublicanFrederic Palen Schoonmaker · 1922-12-22 – 1945-09-05 · RepublicanWallace Samuel Gourley · 1945-11-29 – 1969-08-04 · DemocratWilliam W. Knox · 1970-10-14 – 1981-08-30 · RepublicanGlenn Everell Mencer · 1982-03-19 – 1994-04-18 · RepublicanRobert J. Cindrich · 1994-10-07 – 2004-01-30 · DemocratNora Barry Fischer · 2007-04-02 – 2019-06-13 · RepublicanWilliam Shaw Stickman, IV · 2019-08-05 – present · RepublicanFrederick Voris Follmer · 1946-08-07 – 1955-06-01 · DemocratJohn Wilson McIlvaine · 1955-08-01 – 1963-07-01 · RepublicanGerald Joseph Weber · 1964-09-15 – 1988-12-31 · DemocratDonald John Lee · 1990-03-12 – 2000-04-06 · RepublicanTerrence F. McVerry · 2002-09-04 – 2013-09-30 · RepublicanMarilyn Jean Horan · 2018-09-19 – present · RepublicanRabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr. · 1950-06-08 – 1977-01-31 · DemocratPaul Allen Simmons · 1978-04-07 – 1990-06-01 · DemocratTimothy K. Lewis · 1991-06-18 – 1992-10-23 · RepublicanDonetta W. Ambrose · 1993-11-24 – 2010-11-05 · DemocratCathy Bissoon · 2011-10-19 – present · DemocratHerbert Peter Sorg · 1955-08-01 – 1976-12-20 · RepublicanGustave Diamond · 1978-05-02 – 1994-01-31 · DemocratSean J. McLaughlin · 1994-10-11 – 2013-08-16 · DemocratPeter Joseph Phipps · 2018-10-17 – 2019-07-22 · RepublicanStephanie Lou Haines · 2019-09-30 – present · RepublicanEdward Dumbauld · 1961-08-03 – 1976-12-31 · DemocratDonald Emil Ziegler · 1978-05-02 – 2001-10-01 · DemocratArthur J. Schwab · 2002-09-17 – 2018-01-01 · RepublicanRobert John Colville · 2019-12-31 – present · RepublicanLouis Rosenberg · 1962-07-12 – 1976-01-05 · DemocratAlan Neil Bloch · 1979-11-02 – 1997-04-12 · DemocratKim R. Gibson · 2003-09-24 – 2016-06-03 · RepublicanWilliam Scott Hardy · 2020-07-31 – present · RepublicanHubert Irving Teitelbaum · 1970-12-12 – 1985-07-02 · RepublicanD[avid] Brooks Smith · 1988-10-17 – 2002-09-23 · RepublicanThomas Michael Hardiman · 2003-10-27 – 2007-04-05 · RepublicanMark Raymond Hornak · 2011-10-19 – present · DemocratBarron Patterson McCune · 1970-12-18 – 1985-04-01 · RepublicanGary L. Lancaster · 1993-11-24 – 2013-04-24 · DemocratChristy Criswell Wiegand · 2020-09-11 – present · Republican
Christy Criswell Wiegand R
Sep 11, 2020 – present · 6.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 82–14
William Scott Hardy R
Jul 31, 2020 – present · 6.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 65–30
Robert John Colville R
Dec 31, 2019 – present · 6.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 66–27
Stephanie Lou Haines R
Sep 30, 2019 – present · 7 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 94–0
William Shaw Stickman, IV R
Aug 5, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 56–34
J. Nicholas Ranjan R
Jul 12, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 80–14
Peter Joseph Phipps R
Oct 17, 2018 – Jul 22, 2019 · 9 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Marilyn Jean Horan R
Sep 19, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Susan Paradise Baxter R
Sep 10, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Cathy Bissoon D
Oct 19, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 82–3
Mark Raymond Hornak D
Oct 19, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Nora Barry Fischer R
Apr 2, 2007 – Jun 13, 2019 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jun 13, 2019 · confirmed 96–0
Thomas Michael Hardiman R
Oct 27, 2003 – Apr 5, 2007 · 3.4 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Kim R. Gibson R
Sep 24, 2003 – Jun 3, 2016 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jun 3, 2016 · confirmed 94–0
Arthur J. Schwab R
Sep 17, 2002 – Jan 1, 2018 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 1, 2018 · confirmed 92–0
Terrence F. McVerry R
Sep 4, 2002 – Sep 30, 2013 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 30, 2013 · confirmed 88–0
David S. Cercone R
Aug 2, 2002 – Nov 24, 2017 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Nov 24, 2017
Joy Flowers Conti R
Jul 31, 2002 – Dec 6, 2018 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 6, 2018 · confirmed 96–0
Sean J. McLaughlin D
Oct 11, 1994 – Aug 16, 2013 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Robert J. Cindrich D
Oct 7, 1994 – Jan 30, 2004 · 9.3 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Donetta W. Ambrose D
Nov 24, 1993 – Nov 5, 2010 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 5, 2010
Gary L. Lancaster D
Nov 24, 1993 – Apr 24, 2013 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Timothy K. Lewis R
Jun 18, 1991 – Oct 23, 1992 · 16 months · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Donald John Lee R
Mar 12, 1990 – Apr 6, 2000 · 10 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Apr 6, 2000
D[avid] Brooks Smith R
Oct 17, 1988 – Sep 23, 2002 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
William Lloyd Standish R
Nov 6, 1987 – Mar 1, 2002 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 1, 2002
Carol Los Mansmann R
Mar 19, 1982 – Apr 22, 1985 · 3.1 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Glenn Everell Mencer R
Mar 19, 1982 – Apr 18, 1994 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 18, 1994
Alan Neil Bloch D
Nov 2, 1979 – Apr 12, 1997 · 17 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Apr 12, 1997
Gustave Diamond D
May 2, 1978 – Jan 31, 1994 · 16 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 31, 1994
Donald Emil Ziegler D
May 2, 1978 – Oct 1, 2001 · 23 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 1, 2001
Paul Allen Simmons D
Apr 7, 1978 – Jun 1, 1990 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 1, 1990
Maurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr. R
May 21, 1976 – Nov 28, 1994 · 19 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Nov 28, 1994
Daniel John Snyder, Jr. R
Apr 17, 1973 – May 11, 1980 · 7.1 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Ralph Francis Scalera R
Nov 30, 1971 – May 1, 1976 · 4.4 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Barron Patterson McCune R
Dec 18, 1970 – Apr 1, 1985 · 14 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Apr 1, 1985
Hubert Irving Teitelbaum R
Dec 12, 1970 – Jul 2, 1985 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jul 2, 1985
William W. Knox R
Oct 14, 1970 – Aug 30, 1981 · 11 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Joseph Francis Weis, Jr. R
Apr 24, 1970 – Mar 27, 1973 · 2.9 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Joseph Weber D
Sep 15, 1964 – Dec 31, 1988 · 24 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 31, 1988
Louis Rosenberg D
Jul 12, 1962 – Jan 5, 1976 · 13 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jan 5, 1976
Edward Dumbauld D
Aug 3, 1961 – Dec 31, 1976 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Dec 31, 1976
John Wilson McIlvaine R
Aug 1, 1955 – Jul 1, 1963 · 7.9 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Peter Sorg R
Aug 1, 1955 – Dec 20, 1976 · 21 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 20, 1976
John Lester Miller R
May 20, 1954 – Oct 1, 1971 · 17 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Oct 1, 1971
Joseph Putnam Willson R
Jul 14, 1953 – Oct 18, 1968 · 15 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Oct 18, 1968
William Alvah Stewart D
Apr 25, 1951 – Apr 9, 1953 · 23 months · appointed by Harry S Truman
Rabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr. D
Jun 8, 1950 – Jan 31, 1977 · 27 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jan 31, 1977
Owen McIntosh Burns D
Mar 9, 1950 – Oct 26, 1952 · 2.6 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Frederick Voris Follmer D
Aug 7, 1946 – Jun 1, 1955 · 8.8 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Wallace Samuel Gourley D
Nov 29, 1945 – Aug 4, 1969 · 24 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Aug 4, 1969
Nelson McVicar R
Dec 17, 1928 – Feb 1, 1951 · 22 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Feb 1, 1951
Frederic Palen Schoonmaker R
Dec 22, 1922 – Sep 5, 1945 · 23 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding
Robert Murray Gibson R
Jul 24, 1922 – Jan 31, 1949 · 27 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status Jan 31, 1949
W. H. Seward Thomson D
Jul 21, 1914 – Feb 21, 1928 · 14 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Feb 21, 1928
Charles Prentiss Orr R
Apr 8, 1909 – May 16, 1922 · 13 years · appointed by William H. Taft
James Scott Young R
Jan 22, 1908 – Feb 25, 1914 · 6.1 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Nathaniel Ewing R
Dec 11, 1906 – Jan 31, 1908 · 14 months · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Buffington R
Feb 23, 1892 – Sep 26, 1906 · 15 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
James Hay Reed R
Feb 20, 1891 – Jan 15, 1892 · 11 months · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Marcus Wilson Acheson R
Jan 14, 1880 – Feb 9, 1891 · 11 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
Winthrop Welles Ketcham R
Jun 26, 1876 – Dec 6, 1879 · 3.4 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Wilson McCandless D
Feb 8, 1859 – Jul 24, 1876 · 17 years · appointed by James Buchanan
Thomas Irwin D
Mar 21, 1832 – Jan 4, 1859 · 27 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson · confirmed 19–17
William Wilkins JR
May 12, 1824 – Apr 14, 1831 · 6.9 years · appointed by James Monroe
Jonathan Hoge Walker JR
Apr 20, 1818 – Mar 23, 1824 · 5.9 years · appointed by James Monroe

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