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Mannion, Malachy Edward
Born 1953 in Montreal, Canada
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 17, 2012, to a seat vacated by A. Richard Caputo. Confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 2012, and received commission on December 27, 2012. Assumed senior status on January 3, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2012; chief magistrate judge, 2011-2012
Education:
University of Scranton, B.S., 1976
Pace University School of Law (now Elisabeth Haub School of Law), J.D., 1979
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Barack Obama on May 17, 2012, to a seat vacated by A. Richard Caputo. Confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 2012, and received commission on December 27, 2012. Assumed senior status on January 3, 2024.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2012; chief magistrate judge, 2011-2012
Education:
University of Scranton, B.S., 1976
Pace University School of Law (now Elisabeth Haub School of Law), J.D., 1979
Professional Career:
Private practice, White Plains, New York, 1979-1980
Assistant district attorney, Nassau County, New York, 1980-1986
Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1986-1993, 1997-2001; chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, 1989-1993
Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1993-1997