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Lawrence Stengel
Lawrence Stengel was a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Stengel retired in on August 31, 2018.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Stengel graduated from St. Joseph`s College with his bachelor's degree in 1974 and obtained his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980.[2]
Before entering into the legal profession, Stengel was a teacher for Lancaster Catholic High School from 1974 to 1977.[2]
Professional career
Stengel was a private practice attorney in Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1990. He was a common pleas judge in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas from 1990 to 2004. Stengel also served as an adjunct professor at Franklin & Marshall College from 1997 to 2004 and Millersville University from 2000 to 2004.[2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Rick Santorum (R) and Arlen Specter (R), Stengel was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President George W. Bush on November 6, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert Buckwalter. Stengel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 16, 2004, on a Senate vote and received commission on June 21, 2004.[3][4]
Noteworthy cases
Discrimination claim in "English-Only" workplace firing moves forward (2014)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Abdul-Latiff v. County of Lancaster, et al, 5:12-cv-00948-LS)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Abdul-Latiff v. County of Lancaster, et al, 5:12-cv-00948-LS)
On January 2, 2014, Judge Stengel ruled that the County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, must answer to former county employee Betzaida Abdul-Latif's complaint that she was fired in retaliation for her opposition against her workplace's "English-only" policy. In the underlying case, prior to being terminated, Abdul-Latif, a Hispanic woman of Puerto Rican descent, worked as a case manager/career adviser in the Lancaster Employment and Training Agency's (LETA) Employment, Advancement, and Retention Network (EARN). LETA required that all participants in EARN speak only English while in attendance. Several of Abdul-Latif's clients thought the "English-only" policy was unfair, so she suggested they file a complaint. They did so, and Abdul-Latif was terminated shortly thereafter. The county claimed Abdul-Latif was fired not for opposing the "English-only" policy, but because she violated Lancaster's email policy. Other county employees who were not Hispanic had also violated the email policy, but were not fired. Abdul-Latif sued the county and her superiors, alleging employment discrimination and violations of her constitutional right to equal protection. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, which Stengel granted as to two of Abdul-Latif's claims in January 2014. However, the judge refused to grant summary judgment as to Abdul-Latif's employment discrimination claims, noting that she "[had] shown that several of her similarly situated co-workers violated the same email policy and received less severe discipline." Stengel further found that the timing of Abdul-Latif's dismissal was "unusually suggestive" due to its "temporal proximity" to her complaints about the county's "English-only" policy.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Legal Intelligencer, "Chief Judge Stengel of Eastern District to Retire in August," July 23, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Lawrence F. Stengel"
- ↑ THOMAS, "Lawrence Stengel USDC, EDPA confirmation: PN1105-108," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 108th Congress," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ Courthouse News Service, "Judge Allows Retaliation Claim Against Pa. County," January 13, 2014
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