James Munley
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James Munley
Nonpartisan
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education
Personal
James Martin Munley was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D). Munley assumed senior status on January 30, 2009. His service ended when he died on March 22, 2020.
Early life and education
A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Munley graduated from the University of Scranton with his bachelor's degree in 1958 and from Temple University School of Law with his LL.B. in 1963.[1]
Military service
Munley served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960.[1]
Professional career
- 1998-2020: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- 2009-2020: Senior judge
- 1998-2009: Judge
- 1978-1998: Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas
- 1973-1977: Hearing examiner, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
- 1972-1977: Arbitrator, Middle Atlantic Expedited Arbitration Panel
- 1972-1977: Arbitrator, U.S. Postal Service Expedited Arbitration Panel
- 1970-1977: Arbitrator, U.S. Steel and Steel Workers of America
- 1964-1977: Private practice, Scranton, Pa.
- 1963-1964: Law clerk, Hon. Michael J. Eagen, Pennsylvania Supreme Court[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Middle District of Pennsylvania
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: James Martin Munley |
| Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 139 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 4, 1998
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: October 6, 1998
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| Reported: October 8, 1998
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| Confirmed: October 21, 1998
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Munley was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 4, 1998, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vacated by William Caldwell. The American Bar Association rated Munley Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Munley's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 6, 1998, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on October 8, 1998. Munley was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on October 21, 1998, and he received his commission the next day. Munley elected to take senior status beginning on January 30, 2009. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Robert David Mariani. Munley's service ended on March 22, 2020, when he died.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge James Martin Munley," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1141 — James M. Munley — The Judiciary," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 105th Congress," accessed May 23, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Caldwell |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1998–2009 Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: Robert David Mariani |
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | |
| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | |
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | |
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | |
| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | |
| 2000 |
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