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Carol Wells
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1996 - Present
2028
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Carol Sandra Moore Wells is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She was appointed as a federal magistrate judge on June 3, 1996, and was re-appointed in 2004, 2012, and 2020.[1][2]
Education
Judge Wells received her J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1985.[1]
Career
Prior to receiving her law degree, Wells was a founder and teacher of the Lotus Academy from 1978 to 1984. She also served as a law clerk and office manager at Nichols, Nichols, Clark & New Kirk during this time. Wells became an associate attorney at the firm Pincus, Verlin, Hahn & Reich, P.C. in 1985. From 1987 to 1996, she worked as an Assistant City Solicitor, Deputy City Solicitor, and then Senior Attorney for the City of Philadelphia. She became a magistrate judge in 1996.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
