Gene E. K. Pratter
Gene E. K. Pratter | |
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.jpg) Pratter in 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office June 16, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William H. Yohn Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1949[1] Chicago, Illinois |
| Education | Stanford University (AB) University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD) |
Gene Ellen Kreyche Pratter (born February 25, 1949) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and former nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Education and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Pratter received her Artium Baccalaureus degree from Stanford University in 1971, and her Juris Doctor from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1975. Her entire career in private practice was spent at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, law firm of Duane Morris, including as general counsel from 1999 to 2004.[2][3]
District court service
Pratter was nominated by President George W. Bush on November 3, 2003, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by William H. Yohn Jr. She was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 2004, and received her commission on June 16, 2004.
Third Circuit nomination under Bush
On November 15, 2007, she was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge
See also
References
- ^ Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Part 6
- ^ "Duane Morris LLP - Past and Present".
- ^ "Duane Morris LLP - Alumni Profiles - Judge Gene E.K. Pratter". www.duanemorris.com.
- ^ "Current federal judicial nominees pending". Archived from the original on 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Law.com".
- ^ "Bush nominates judge for 3rd US appeals court - Instablogs". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
Sources
- Gene E. K. Pratter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
