Headquarters: Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse

Quick Facts

Established

Circuit Justice

June 16, 1891

Sonia Sotomayor

Active Judges

  • Michael Chagares

    Chief Judge (Since 2021)

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2006)

    Duty Station: Newark, NJ

  • Thomas Hardiman

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2007)

    Duty Station: Pittsburgh, PA

  • Patty Shwartz

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2013)

    Duty Station: Newark, NJ

  • Cheryl Ann Krause

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2014)

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • L. Felipe Restrepo

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2016)

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • Stephanos Bibas

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2017)

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • David J. Porter

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Pittsburgh, PA

  • Paul Matey

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)

    Duty Station: Newark, NJ

  • Peter Phipps

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)

    Duty Station: Pittsburgh, PA

  • Arianna Freeman

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2022)

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • T. Montgomery-Reeves

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)

    Duty Station: Wilmington, DE

  • Cindy Chung

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)

    Duty Station: Pittsburgh, PA

  • Emil Bove III

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2025)

    Duty Station: Newark, NJ

  • Jennifer Mascott

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2025)

    Duty Station: Wilmington, DE

Senior Judges

  • Anthony Joseph Scirica

    Term: 1987 - 2013

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • Richard Lowell Nygaard

    Term: 1988 - 2005

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan

    Duty Station: Erie, PA

  • Jane Richards Roth

    Term: 1991 - 2006

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

  • Theodore McKee

    Term: 1994 - 2002

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • Marjorie Rendell

    Term: 1997 - 2015

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Philadelphia, PA

  • Thomas Ambro

    Term: 2000 - 2023

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Wilmington, DE

  • Julio Fuentes

    Term: 2000 - 2016

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Newark, NJ

  • D. Brooks Smith

    Term: 2002 - 2021

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Duncansville, PA

  • D. Michael Fisher

    Term: 2003 - 2017

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush

    Duty Station: Pittsburgh, PA