United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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The Middle District of Pennsylvania

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is district level federal court with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania. The court was created in 1901 by subdividing the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The court is under the jursidiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Because Harrisburg, the state capital, is located within the district's jurisidiction, most suits against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are filed in the Middle District. Similarly, because York County Prison serves as the largest Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) facility in the Northeast, the Middle District also adjudicates a large number of immigration cases.

Judges of the District

District Judges

• Thomas I. Vanaskie (Scranton, PA) (1994-present)
• A. Richard Caputo (Scranton, PA) (1997-present)
• James M. Munley (Scranton, PA) (1998-present)
• Yvette Kane (Chief Judge) (Harrisburg, PA) (1998-present)
• Christopher C. Conner (Harrisburg, PA) (2002-present)
• John E. Jones III (Williamsport, PA) (2002-present)

Senior Judges

William J. Nealon (Scranton); William W. Caldwell (Harrisburg); Malcolm Muir (Williamsport); Edwin M. Kosik (Scranton); Richard P. Conaboy (Scranton); James F. McClure (Williamsport); Sylvia H. Rambo (Harrisburg)

Magistrate Judges

Thomas M. Blewitt (Chief Magistrate Judge) (Scranton); Malachy E. Mannion (Wilkes-Barre); J. Andrew Smyser (Harrisburg); William H. Askey (PT, Williamsport)

Notable cases

• Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
• Lozano et al. v. City of Hazleton, M.D.Pa. No. 3:06-cv-01586-JMM (2006).^[1]

U.S. Attorney

The people in the district are represented by the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Courthouses

Within the Middle District, federal courthouses are located in:

• Harrisburg - Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse
• Scranton - William J. Nealon Federal Building and Courthouse
• Williamsport - Herman T. Schneebeli Federal Building and Courthouse
• Wilkes-Barre - Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse

The Federal Courthouse in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

The Federal Courthouse in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA

Counties of Jurisdiction

The Court's jurisdiction includes the following counties:

Notes and references

External links

• Official website

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