Julia K. Munley

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Julia K. Munley
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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November 7, 2023
Education Marywood University (BA)
Penn State Dickinson Law (JD)

Julia Kathleen Munley (born 1965) [3] is an American judge who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She previously served on the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 45th district.

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Education

Munley received a Bachelor of Arts from Marywood University in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the Penn State Dickinson Law in 1992. [4]

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Munley served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen J. McEwen of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. From 1993 to 1995, she was an associate with Masterson, Braunfeld, Maguire & Brown and from 1995 to 2001 she was an associate at Mazzoni & Karam Law Offices in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 2001 to 2016, she worked as a trial attorney and partner at Munley Law in Scranton. From 2016 to 2023, she served as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania's 45th Judicial District. [4] She was appointed as a judge by Governor Tom Wolf to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Robert Mazzoni. [5] [6]

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Munley to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. [4] On May 4, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Munley to the seat vacated by Judge Robert D. Mariani, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2022. [7] On June 7, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [8] [9] On July 20, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote. [10] [11] On October 17, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–43 vote. [12] Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–45 vote. [13] She received her judicial commission on November 7, 2023, [14] and was sworn in on the same day. [15]

Personal life

Julia Munley is the daughter of the late Judge James Martin Munley and Dr. Kathleen P. Munley, a professor at Marywood University. She is married to attorney Patrick Rogan and lives in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. [16] Her paternal grandmother was Marion L. Munley, one of the first women elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Julia Kathleen Munley Profile | Scranton, PA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ Krawczeniuk, Borys (May 3, 2023). "Biden to nominate Lackawanna County Judge Julia Munley for a federal court seat". Yahoo News. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "President Biden Names Thirty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. 1 2 Bugda, Jayne Ann; Butash, Joseph (June 30, 2016). "Julia Munley Appointed Interim County Judge". PAhomepage.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Julia Munley". Penn State Scranton. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. June 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Munley sails through her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing without tough questioning". thetimes-tribune.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 20, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ Ulrich, Steve (July 21, 2023). "Senate Panel Backs Munley For Federal Judge Vacancy". politicspa.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Julia Kathleen Munley to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Julia Kathleen Munley, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania)". United States Senate. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ Julia K. Munley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
  15. ↑ "Munley sworn in as federal judge". The Times-Tribune. November 7, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Members | National Association of Distinguished Counsel" . Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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