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Chad F. Kenney, Sr.
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Chad Francis Kenney, Sr. is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2017, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 11, 2018, by voice vote.[1] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Kenney was previously a judge on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Kenney was first appointed to the court in August 2003. He was elected to a full term later in 2003. He was retained on November 5, 2013.[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2018-present)
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
Kenney was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2017. The U.S. Senate confirmed Kenney on October 11, 2018, by a voice vote.[3] He received commission October 24, 2018.[4] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Chad F. Kenney, Sr. |
| Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 295 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: December 20, 2017
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well-Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: May 9, 2018
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: June 7, 2018
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| Confirmed: October 11, 2018
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Kenney on October 11, 2018, by voice vote.[3] He received commission October 24, 2018.[4]
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Kenney had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2018. The committee voted to advance Kenney's nomination to the full Senate on June 7, 2018.[3] He received commission October 24, 2018.[4]
Nomination
Kenney was nominated to replace Judge Felipe Restrepo, who assumed senior status in 2016.
The American Bar Association rated Kenney Substantial Majority Well-Qualified, Minority Qualified for the position.[5]
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas (2003-2018)
Kenney was a judge on the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 2003 to 2018. Kenney was first appointed to the court in August 2003. He was elected to a full term later in 2003. He was retained on November 5, 2013.[2]
2013 election
Kenney, Sr. was retained to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas with 72.4 percent of the vote on November 5, 2013.[2]
Education
Kenney earned his undergraduate degree from Villanova University in 1976 and his J.D. from Temple University in 1980.[4]
Professional career
- 2018-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- 2003-2018: Judge, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
- 2017-2018: Civil Trial Section
- 2012-2017: President judge
- 2011-2012: Civil motion judge
- 2009-2011: Civil Trial Section
- 2005-2010: Criminal Section
- 2003-2005: Domestic Relations Section[4]
- 1998-2003: Sheriff, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- 1996-1997: Assistant solicitor, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- 1983-1996: Private practice
- 1981-1983: Central legal staff lawyer, Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- 1980-1981: Private practice
- 1980: Admitted to the Pennsylvania bar[4]
About the court
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
| Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
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| Third Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 22 |
| Judges: 22 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Wendy Beetlestone |
| Active judges: Wendy Beetlestone, Mary Kay Costello, Paul Diamond, John Gallagher, Mitchell Goldberg, Catherine Henry, Kelley Hodge, Mark A. Kearney, Chad F. Kenney Sr., Joseph F. Leeson Jr., Karen Marston, Gerald Austin McHugh Jr., John Frank Murphy, Gerald J. Pappert, Mia Roberts Perez, Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, Juan Sanchez, Jeffrey L. Schmehl, Kai Scott, Gail Weilheimer, Joshua Wolson, John M. Younge Senior judges: |
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 94 United States district courts. It is one of the original thirteen federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit based in downtown Philadelphia at the James Byrne Courthouse.
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania consists of all the following counties in the eastern part of the state of Pennsylvania.
To read opinions published by this court, click here.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
- Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
- Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Courts in Pennsylvania
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
- Biography from the Delaware County, Pennsylvania website
- Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Footnotes
- ↑ The White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees," December 20, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial 2013 Municipal Election Results," accessed November 6, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Congress.gov, "PN1335 — Chad F. Kenney — The Judiciary," accessed October 12, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Federal Judicial Center, "Kenney, Chad Francis, Sr.," accessed October 14, 2018
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees, 115th Congress," accessed April 22, 2020
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2018-Present |
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Delaware County Court of Common Pleas 2003-2018 |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Wendy Beetlestone • Paul Diamond • Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania) • Mitchell Goldberg • Jeffrey L. Schmehl • Chad F. Kenney, Sr. • Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro • John M. Younge • Gail Weilheimer • Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. • Mark A. Kearney • Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. • Gerald J. Pappert • Mia Roberts Perez • Kelley Hodge • Joshua Wolson • Karen Marston • John Gallagher (Pennsylvania federal judicial nominee) • John Frank Murphy • Catherine Henry • Mary Kay Costello | ||
| Senior judges |
Harvey Bartle • Robert Kelly (Pennsylvania) • Jan DuBois • Ronald Buckwalter • William Yohn • John Padova Sr. • Eduardo Robreno • Anita Brody • Petrese Tucker • Berle Schiller • Richard Surrick • Legrome Davis • Cynthia Rufe • Michael Baylson • Tim Savage • Darnell Jones • Joel Slomsky • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Carol Wells • Timothy Rice • David Strawbridge • Elizabeth Hey • Lynne Sitarski • Scott Reid • Marilyn Heffley • Richard A. Lloret • Pamela Carlos • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Ditter • John Fullam • Louis Pollak • Norma Shapiro • Lowell Reed • James Giles • Thomas O'Neill (Pennsylvania) • Bruce Kauffman • Curtis Joyner • Mary McLaughlin • James Gardner (Pennsylvania) • Gene Pratter • Lawrence Stengel • Thomas Golden • Felipe Restrepo • William Lewis (Pennsylvania) • Richard Peters • Joseph Hopkinson • Archibald Randall • John Kintzing Kane • John Cadwalader • William Butler • Anthony Scirica • Franklin Van Antwerpen • Marjorie Rendell • John Bayard McPherson • James Buchanan Holland • Joseph Whitaker Thompson • Oliver Booth Dickinson • Charles Louis McKeehan • William Huntington Kirkpatrick • Herbert Hutton • Daniel Huyett • Harry Kalodner • James M. Kelly (Pennsylvania) • Marvin Katz • John Whitaker Lord • Joseph Simon Lord • Alfred Luongo • George Austin Welsh • Albert Maris • Guy Bard • Louis Bechtle • Edward Becker • Ralph Body • Raymond Broderick • Edward Cahn • Thomas Clary • John Morgan Davis (Pennsylvania) • Thomas Egan (Pennsylvania) • Herbert Fogel • Frederick Follmer • Abraham Freedman • James Ganey • Francis Van Dusen • Aloyisus Higginbotham • Robert Gawthrop • James Gorbey • Clifford Green • Allan Grim • John Hannum • Charles William Kraft • Thomas Masterson • Joseph McGlynn • James McGranery • Clarence Newcomer • Emanuel Mac Troutman • Jay Waldman • Charles Weiner • Harold Wood • Donald Van Artsdalen • Edward G. Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Harvey Bartle • John Fullam • James Giles • Curtis Joyner • Petrese Tucker • Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania) • William Huntington Kirkpatrick • Mitchell Goldberg • John Whitaker Lord • Joseph Simon Lord • Alfred Luongo • Louis Bechtle • Edward Cahn • Thomas Clary • James Ganey • | ||
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
