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Munley, Julia Kathleen
Born 1965 in Carbondale, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 4, 2023, to a seat vacated by Robert David Mariani. Confirmed by the Senate on October 17, 2023, and received commission on November 7, 2023.
Education:
Marywood College, B.A., 1987
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), J.D., 1992
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 4, 2023, to a seat vacated by Robert David Mariani. Confirmed by the Senate on October 17, 2023, and received commission on November 7, 2023.
Education:
Marywood College, B.A., 1987
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), J.D., 1992
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Stephen J. McEwan, Jr., Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1992-1993
Private practice, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 1993-1995
Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1995-1998, 1998-2016
Private practice, Moosic, Pennsylvania, 1998
Solicitor (part-time), Elderly Law Project, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1998-2001
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County [Pennsylvania], 2016-2023