James Martin Munley

James Martin Munley (born 1936) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Munley received a B.S. from the University of Scranton in 1958 and was a Private in the United States Army from 1958 to 1960. He received an LL.B. from Temple University School of Law in 1963. He was a law clerk, Hon. Michael J. Eagen, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1964. He was in private practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 1964 to 1977. He was an Arbitrator, U.S. Steel and Steel Workers of America from 1970 to 1977. He was an Arbitrator, U.S. Postal Service Expedited Arbitration Panel from 1972 to 1977. He was an Arbitrator, Middle Atlantic Expedited Arbitration Panel from 1972 to 1977. He was a Hearing examiner, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from 1973 to 1977. He was a judge on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Forty-fifth Judicial District from 1978 to 1998.

Munley was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Munley was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 4, 1998, to a seat vacated by William W. Caldwell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received his commission on October 22, 1998. He assumed senior status on January 30, 2009.

Sources

• James Martin Munley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.