United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania explained

Court Type:district
Court Name:United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Abbreviation:W.D. Pa.
Seal:Pennsylvania-western.gif
Seal Size:150
Map Image Name:Western District of Pennsylvania (map).svg
Map Image Width:200
Map Image Caption:Western District in green
Courthouse:Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse
Location:Pittsburgh
Courthouse1:Erie Federal Courthouse
Location1:Erie
Location2:Johnstown
Appeals To:Third Circuit
Established:April 20, 1818
Judges Assigned:10
Chief:Mark R. Hornak
Us Attorney:Eric G. Olshan
Us Marshal:Michael Baughman

The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, W.D. Pa.) is a federal trial court that sits in Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It is composed of ten judges as authorized by federal law. Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

History

The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789,, on September 24, 1789.[1] [2] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by,[1] [2] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, respectively.[1] The court began its first session on December 7, 1818 at the Old County Courthouse in Pittsburgh.[3] Portions of these districts were subsequently subdivided into the Middle District on March 2, 1901, by 31 Stat. 880.[2] At the time of its initial subdivision, presiding judge Richard Peters Jr. was reassigned to only the Eastern District. This made it possible for President James Monroe to appoint Jonathan Hoge Walker as the first judge of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The Erie courthouse and division was split from Pittsburgh for initial actions in January 1867, with the Johnstown courthouse and division being split from Pittsburgh for initial actions in 1989.[3]

Current judges

United States attorneys

United States attorneys for the district have included:[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 388.
  2. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_district_pa.html U.S. District Courts of Pennsylvania, Legislative history
  3. Web site: Untitled Document . www.pawd.uscourts.gov . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002043540/http://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/Applications/pawd_outreach/HistoryHistory.html . 2 October 2013 . dead.
  4. Web site: About The Office – USAO-WDPA – Department of Justice. www.justice.gov. 14 July 2015. 3 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Beaver County Times – Google News Archive Search. 2015-12-02.
  6. Web site: 2021-11-19 . PN1299 - Nomination of Cindy K. Chung for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) . 2021-11-24 . www.congress.gov.
  7. Troy Rivetti to Serve as Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania . February 17, 2023 . U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . February 19, 2023.

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