Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr.
| Gerald McHugh | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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Assumed office March 28, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Harvey Bartle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1954 (age 61–62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Saint Joseph's University University of Pennsylvania |
Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. (born 1954) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Biography
McHugh was born and raised in West Philadelphia. McHugh received an Artium Baccalaureus degree, summa cum laude, in 1976 from St. Joseph's University. He received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In 1979, he served as a law clerk to Judge Edmund B. Spaeth of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. From 1979 to 1981, he served as a law clerk to Judge Alfred L. Luongo of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. From 1981 to 2004, he was a shareholder at the civil litigation law firm of Litvin, Blumberg, Matusow and Young. Since 2004, he has been a partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Raynes McCarty, where he handles complex civil litigation involving tort, insurance and civil rights claims.[1]
Federal judicial service
On August 1, 2013, President Obama nominated McHugh to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Harvey Bartle III, who took senior status on October 1, 2011.[2] On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee.[3]
On Thursday March 13, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On March 26, 2014, cloture was invoked on the nomination in a 56-43 vote.[4] He was later confirmed that same day by a vote of 59-41.[5] He received his judicial commission on March 28, 2014.[6]
References
- ↑ Nomination announcement from whitehouse.gov
- ↑ Nomination announcement from whitehouse.gov
- ↑ "Executive Business Meeting". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 82. United States Senate. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 113th Congress - 2nd Session". Vote Summary: Vote Number 86. United States Senate. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "McHugh, Gerald Austin Jr.". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
External links
- Gerald Austin McHugh Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Harvey Bartle |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2014–present |
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