James Martin Munley

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James Martin Munley
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
January 30, 2009 – March 22, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office
October 22, 1998 – January 30, 2009
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam W. Caldwell
Succeeded byRobert D. Mariani
Personal details
Born(1936-06-28)June 28, 1936
Temple University School of Law (LL.B.
)

James Martin Munley (June 28, 1936 – March 22, 2020)[1] was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in

Temple University School of Law
in 1963.

He was a

Steel Workers of America from 1970 to 1977. He was an Arbitrator on the United States Postal Service Expedited Arbitration Panel from 1972 to 1977. He was an Arbitrator on the Middle Atlantic Expedited Arbitration Panel from 1972 to 1977. He was a hearing examiner for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
from 1973 to 1977. He was a judge on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Forty-fifth Judicial District from 1978 to 1998.

Federal judicial service

Munley was nominated by President Bill Clinton on June 4, 1998, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vacated by William W. Caldwell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received his commission on October 22, 1998. He assumed senior status on January 30, 2009. Munley died on March 22, 2020, aged 83.[2]

In 2007, Munley ruled that an ordinance punishing anyone who rents to or hires undocumented immigrants is unconstitutional.[3] The name of the case was Lozano v. Hazleton.[4]

Family

Munley's parents Robert W. Munley and Marion L. Munley served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. His grandfather William J. Munley also served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[5] He is the father of Julia K. Munley.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "James Martin Munley June 28, 1936 - Google Search". www.google.com.
  2. ^ Singleton, David (March 23, 2020). "Senior U.S. District Judge James M. Munley dies at 83". www.citizensvoice.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lozano v. Hazleton (1)". ACLU. February 5, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Lozano v. City of Hazleton (2)". casetext. July 26, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "U.S. District Judge James Munley dies at age 83".
  6. ^ "Julia Munley Appointed Interim County Judge". June 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Members | National Association of Distinguished Counsel".

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
1998–2009
Succeeded by