United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (3d.)

Location	James A. Byrne United States Courthouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Appeals from	District of Delaware District of New Jersey Eastern District of Pennsylvania Middle District of Pennsylvania Western District of Pennsylvania District of the Virgin Islands
Established	June 16, 1891
Chief judge	Theodore A. McKee
Active judges	14
Senior judges	9
Circuit justice	Samuel Alito
Official website

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:

It also has appellate jurisdiction over the District Court of the Virgin Islands which is a court created under Article IV of the U.S. Constitution, rather than Article III under which the other district courts in the Circuit were created.

The court is composed of 14 active judges and is based at the James A. Byrne Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The court also conducts sittings in other venues, including the U.S. Virgin Islands.^[1] It is one of thirteen United States courts of appeals. Due to the court's appellate jurisdiction over Delaware (where more than half of publicly traded companies in the United States incorporate), the court handles a significant number of influential commercial cases in the United States.

Current composition of the court

As of January 13, 2016 , the judges on the court are as follows:^[2]^[3]

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
50	Chief Judge	Theodore A. McKee	Philadelphia, PA	1947	1994–present	2010–present	—	Clinton
54	Circuit Judge	Thomas L. Ambro	Wilmington, DE	1949	2000–present	—	—	Clinton
55	Circuit Judge	Julio M. Fuentes	Newark, NJ	1946	2000–present	—	—	Clinton
56	Circuit Judge	D. Brooks Smith	Duncansville, PA	1951	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
58	Circuit Judge	D. Michael Fisher	Pittsburgh, PA	1944	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
60	Circuit Judge	Michael Chagares	Newark, NJ	1962	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
61	Circuit Judge	Kent A. Jordan	Wilmington, DE	1957	2006–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
62	Circuit Judge	Thomas M. Hardiman	Pittsburgh, PA	1965	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
63	Circuit Judge	Joseph A. Greenaway	Newark, NJ	1957	2010–present	—	—	Obama
64	Circuit Judge	Thomas I. Vanaskie	Scranton, PA	1953	2010–present	—	—	Obama
65	Circuit Judge	Patty Shwartz	Newark, NJ	1961	2013–present	—	—	Obama
66	Circuit Judge	Cheryl Ann Krause	Philadelphia, PA	1968	2014–present	—	—	Obama
67	Circuit Judge	Luis Felipe Restrepo	Philadelphia, PA	1959	2016–present	—	—	Obama
68	Circuit Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Senior Circuit Judge	Leonard I. Garth	Newark, NJ	1921	1973–1986	—	1986–present	Nixon
38	Senior Circuit Judge	Dolores Korman Sloviter	Philadelphia, PA	1932	1979–2013	1991–1998	2013–present	Carter
41	Senior Circuit Judge	Walter King Stapleton	Wilmington, DE	1934	1985–1999	—	1999–present	Reagan
42	Senior Circuit Judge	Morton Ira Greenberg	Trenton, NJ	1933	1987–2000	—	2000–present	Reagan
44	Senior Circuit Judge	Anthony Joseph Scirica	Philadelphia, PA	1940	1987–2013	2003–2010	2013–present	Reagan
45	Senior Circuit Judge	Robert E. Cowen	Trenton, NJ	1930	1987–1998	—	1998–present	Reagan
46	Senior Circuit Judge	Richard Lowell Nygaard	Erie, PA	1940	1988–2005	—	2005–present	Reagan
48	Senior Circuit Judge	Jane Richards Roth	Washington, DC	1935	1991–2006	—	2006–present	G.H.W. Bush
52	Senior Circuit Judge	Marjorie O. Rendell	Philadelphia, PA	1947	1997–2015	—	2015–present	Clinton
53	Senior Circuit Judge	Maryanne Trump Barry	Newark, NJ	1937	1999–2011	—	2011–present	Clinton
59	Senior Circuit Judge	Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen	Easton, PA	1941	2004–2006	—	2006–present	G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat Last Held By	Vacancy Reason	Date of Vacancy	Nominee	Date of Nomination
2	Marjorie O. Rendell	Senior status	000000002015-07-01-0000July 1, 2015	0 !–	0 !–
3	Julio M. Fuentes	Senior status	000000002016-07-18-0000July 18, 2016	0 !–	0 !–

List of former judges

#	Judge	State	Born/Died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Acheson, Marcus WilsonMarcus Wilson Acheson	PA	1828–1906	1891–1906^{[Note 1]}	—	—	Harrison, B.B. Harrison	death
2	Dallas, George M.George M. Dallas	PA	1839–1917	1892–1909	—	—	Harrison, B.B. Harrison	retirement
3	Gray, GeorgeGeorge Gray	DE	1840–1925	1899–1914^[4]	—	—	McKinley, McKinley	retirement
4	Buffington, JosephJoseph Buffington	PA	1855–1947	1906–1938^[4]	—	1938–1947	Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt	death
5	Lanning, William MershonWilliam Mershon Lanning	NJ	1849–1912	1909–1912	—	—	Taft, Taft	death
6	McPherson, John BayardJohn Bayard McPherson	PA	1846–1919	1912–1919	—	—	Taft, Taft	death
7	Woolley, Victor BaynardVictor Baynard Woolley	DE	1867–1945	1914–1938	—	1938–1945	Wilson, Wilson	death
8	Haight, Thomas GriffithThomas Griffith Haight	NJ	1879–1942	1919–1920^[4]	—	—	Wilson, Wilson	resignation
9	Davis, John WarrenJohn Warren Davis	NJ	1867–1945	1920–1939	—	1939–1941	Wilson, Wilson	resignation
10	Thompson, Joseph WhitakerJoseph Whitaker Thompson	PA	1861–1946	1931–1938	—	1938–1946	Hoover, Hoover	death
11	Biggs, Jr., JohnJohn Biggs, Jr.	DE	1895–1979	1937–1965	1948–1965	1965–1979	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
12	Maris, Albert BransonAlbert Branson Maris	PA	1893–1989	1938–1958	—	1958–1989	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
13	Clark, WilliamWilliam Clark	NJ	1891–1957	1938–1943	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
14	Biddle, FrancisFrancis Biddle	PA	1886–1968	1939–1940	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
15	Jones, Charles AlvinCharles Alvin Jones	PA	1887–1966	1939–1944	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	resignation
16	Goodrich, Herbert FunkHerbert Funk Goodrich	PA	1889–1962	1940–1962	—	—	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
17	McLaughlin, GeraldGerald McLaughlin	NJ	1893–1977	1943–1968	—	1968–1977	Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt	death
18	O'Connell, John JosephJohn Joseph O'Connell	PA	1894–1949	1945–1949	—	—	Truman, Truman	death
19	Kalodner, Harry EllisHarry Ellis Kalodner	PA	1896–1977	1946–1969	1965–1966	1969–1977	Truman, Truman	death
20	Hastie, William HenryWilliam Henry Hastie	VI	1904–1976	1949–1971^[4]	1968–1971	1971–1976	Truman, Truman	death
21	Staley, Austin LeanderAustin Leander Staley	PA	1902–1978	1950–1967	1966–1967	1967–1978	Truman, Truman	death
22	Forman, PhillipPhillip Forman	NJ	1895–1978	1959–1961	—	1961–1978	Eisenhower, Eisenhower	death
23	Ganey, James CullenJames Cullen Ganey	PA	1899–1972	1961–1966	—	1966–1972	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
24	Smith, William FrancisWilliam Francis Smith	NJ	1903–1968	1961–1968	—	—	Kennedy, Kennedy	death
25	Freedman, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Freedman	PA	1904–1971	1964–1971	—	—	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
26	Seitz, Collins JacquesCollins Jacques Seitz	DE	1914–1998	1966–1989	1971–1984	1989–1998	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
27	Van Dusen, Francis LundFrancis Lund Van Dusen	PA	1912–1993	1967–1977	—	1977–1993	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
28	Aldisert, RuggeroRuggero Aldisert	PA	1919–2014	1968–1986	1984-1986	1986–2014	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
29	Stahl, David HenryDavid Henry Stahl	PA	1920–1970	1968–1970	—	—	Johnson, L.L. Johnson	death
30	Adams, Arlin M.Arlin M. Adams	PA	1921–2015	1969–1987	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	retirement
31	Gibbons, John JosephJohn Joseph Gibbons	NJ	1924–present	1969–1990	1987–1990	—	Nixon, Nixon	retirement
32	Rosenn, MaxMax Rosenn	PA	1910–2006	1970–1981	—	1981–2006	Nixon, Nixon	death
33	Rosen, JamesJames Rosen	NJ	1909–1972	1971–1972	—	—	Nixon, Nixon	death
34	Hunter III, JamesJames Hunter III	NJ	1916–1989	1971–1986	—	1986–1989	Nixon, Nixon	death
35	Weis, Jr., Joseph F.Joseph F. Weis, Jr.	PA	1923–2014	1973–1988	—	1988–2014	Nixon	death
37	Higginbotham, Jr., Aloyisus LeonAloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr.	PA	1928–1998	1977–1991	1990–1991	1991–1993	Carter, Carter	retirement
39	Becker, Edward RoyEdward Roy Becker	PA	1933–2006^{[Note 2]}	1981–2003	1998–2003	2003–2006	Reagan, Reagan	death
40	Mansmann, Carol LosCarol Los Mansmann	PA	1942–2002	1985–2002	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	death
43	Hutchinson, William D.William D. Hutchinson	PA	1932–1995	1987–1995	—	—	Reagan, Reagan	death
47	Alito, Jr., Samuel A.Samuel A. Alito, Jr.	NJ	1950–present	1990–2006	—	—	Bush, G.H.W.G.H.W. Bush	elevated to SCOTUS
49	Lewis, Timothy K.Timothy K. Lewis	PA	1954–present	1992–1999	—	—	Bush, G.H.W.G.H.W. Bush	resignation
51	Sarokin, H. LeeH. Lee Sarokin	NJ	1928–present	1994–1996	—	—	Clinton, Clinton	retirement
57	Chertoff, MichaelMichael Chertoff	NJ	1953–present	2003–2005	—	—	Bush, G.W.G.W. Bush	resignation

↑ Acheson was appointed as a circuit judge for the Third Circuit in 1891 by Benjamin Harrison. The Judiciary Act of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
↑ Weiner, Tim (2006-05-20). "Edward R. Becker, 73, Judge on Federal Court of Appeals, Dies". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved 2006-05-21.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice (i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

The court has fourteen seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.

Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship 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
Acheson	PA	1892–1906
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

Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
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	1997–2015
vacant	PA	2015–present

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

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

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

Seat 6
Established on December 7, 1944 by 58 Stat. 796
O'Connell	PA	1945–1949
Staley	PA	1950–1967
Aldisert	PA	1968–1986
Scirica	PA	1987–2013
Restrepo	PA	2016–present

Seat 7
Established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Hastie	VI	1950–1971
Rosen	NJ	1971–1972
Garth	NJ	1973–1986
Greenberg	NJ	1987–2000
Chertoff	NJ	2003–2005
Chagares	NJ	2006–present

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

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

Seat 10
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Sloviter	PA	1979–2013
Krause	PA	2014–present

Seat 11
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Mansmann	PA	1985–2002
Fisher	PA	2003–present

Seat 12
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Stapleton	DE	1985–1999
Ambro	DE	2000–present

Seat 13
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Lewis	PA	1992–1999
B. Smith	PA	2002–present

Seat 14
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Sarokin	NJ	1994–1996
Barry	NJ	1999–2011
Shwartz	NJ	2013–present

References

↑ "Notice for Sitting in Virgin Islands" (PDF). Official website of the Third Circuit. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
↑ "U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2005-05-25. Retrieved 2005-05-30.
↑ "Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judges" (PDF). Official website of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Retrieved 2005-05-30.
1 2 3 4 Recess appointment, confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date.

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Current judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit

Active	Howard Torruella Lynch Thompson Kayatta Barron

Senior	Campbell Selya Cyr Boudin Stahl Lipez

2nd Circuit

Active	Katzmann Jacobs Cabranes Pooler Raggi Wesley Hall Livingston Lynch Chin Lohier Carney Droney

Senior	Newman Kearse Cardamone Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker

3rd Circuit

Active	McKee Ambro Fuentes Smith Fisher Chagares Jordan Hardiman Greenaway Vanaskie Shwartz Krause Restrepo 1 seat vacant

Senior	Garth Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Van Antwerpen

4th Circuit

Active	Traxler Wilkinson Niemeyer Motz King Gregory Shedd Duncan Agee Keenan Wynn Diaz Floyd Thacker Harris

Senior	Phillips Chapman Hamilton Davis

5th Circuit

Active	Stewart Jolly Davis Jones Smith Dennis Clement Prado Owen Elrod Southwick Haynes Graves Higginson Costa 2 seats vacant

Senior	King Reavley Higginbotham Barksdale Wiener Benavides

6th Circuit

Active	Cole Boggs Batchelder Moore Clay Gibbons Rogers Sutton Cook McKeague Griffin Kethledge White Stranch Donald 1 seat vacant

Senior	Lively Keith Merritt Wellford Milburn Guy Ryan Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman

7th Circuit

Active	Wood Posner Flaum Easterbrook Kanne Rovner Williams Sykes Hamilton 2 seats vacant

Senior	Bauer Ripple Manion

8th Circuit

Active	Riley Wollman Loken Murphy Smith Colloton Gruender Benton Shepherd Kelly 1 seat vacant

Senior	Bright Fagg Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Bye Melloy

9th Circuit

Active	Thomas Reinhardt Kozinski O'Scannlain Silverman Graber McKeown Wardlaw Fletcher Gould Paez Berzon Tallman Rawlinson Clifton Bybee Callahan Bea M Smith Ikuta N Smith Murguia Christen Nguyen Watford Hurwitz Owens Friedland 1 vacant seat

Senior	Goodwin Wallace Hug Schroeder Farris Pregerson Nelson Canby Noonan Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Fisher

10th Circuit

Active	Tymkovich Kelly Briscoe Lucero Hartz Gorsuch Holmes Matheson Bacharach Phillips McHugh Moritz

Senior	McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Murphy O'Brien

11th Circuit

Active	E Carnes Tjoflat Hull Marcus Wilson W Pryor Martin Jordan Rosenbaum J Carnes J Pryor 1 seat vacant

Senior	Hill Fay Kravitch Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black

DC Circuit

Active	Garland Henderson Rogers Tatel Brown Griffith Kavanaugh Srinivasan Millett Pillard Wilkins

Senior	Edwards Silberman Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph

Federal Circuit

Active	Prost Newman Lourie Dyk Moore O'Malley Reyna Wallach Taranto Chen Hughes Stoll

Senior	Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn

Current senior judges of the United States courts of appeals

1st Circuit	Campbell Selya Cyr Boudin Stahl Lipez

2nd Circuit	Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker

3rd Circuit	Garth Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Van Antwerpen

4th Circuit	Phillips Chapman Hamilton Davis

5th Circuit	King Reavley Higginbotham Barksdale Wiener Benavides

6th Circuit	Lively Keith Merritt Wellford Milburn Guy Ryan Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman

7th Circuit	Bauer Ripple Manion

8th Circuit	Bright Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Bye Melloy

9th Circuit	Goodwin Wallace Hug Schroeder Farris Pregerson Nelson Canby Noonan Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Fisher

10th Circuit	McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Murphy O'Brien

11th Circuit	Hill Fay Kravitch Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black

DC Circuit	Edwards Silberman Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph

Federal Circuit	Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn

Current active district judges of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Delaware	Stark Robinson Sleet Andrews

New Jersey	Simandle Linares Kugler Wolfson Bumb Hillman Sheridan Wigenton Cecchi Salas McNulty Shipp Arleo Vazquez 3 seats vacant

E. Pennsylvania	Tucker Davis Rufe Savage Gardner Pratter Stengel Diamond Sanchez Slomsky Jones Goldberg Quiñones Schmehl McHugh Smith Beetlestone Kearney Pappert Leeson 2 seats vacant

M. Pennsylvania	Conner Kane Jones Mariani Mannion Brann

W. Pennsylvania	Conti Cercone Schwab Gibson Fischer Bissoon Hornak 3 seats vacant

Virgin Islands	Lewis Gomez

Current senior district judges of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Delaware	Longobardi

New Jersey	Thompson Rodriguez Cooper Walls Hayden Martini Chesler

E. Pennsylvania	Ditter VanArtsdalen Shapiro O'Neill Ludwig Kelly Reed DuBois Buckwalter Bartle Dalzell Yohn Padova Joyner Robreno Brody McLaughlin Schiller Surrick Baylson

M. Pennsylvania	Nealon Conaboy Rambo Caldwell Kosik Caputo Munley

W. Pennsylvania	Cohill Diamond Bloch Ambrose McVerry

Virgin Islands	Finch

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