Sylvia H. Rambo
Sylvia H. Rambo | |
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.jpg) Rambo in 2022 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office April 18, 2001 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Paul Conaboy |
| Succeeded by | Thomas I. Vanaskie |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office July 24, 1979 – April 18, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by | Christopher C. Conner |
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| Born | April 17, 1936 Dickinson School of Law (JD ) |
Sylvia H. Rambo (born April 17, 1936) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.[1]
Education and career
Born in
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Cumberland County, and thus became the first female judge to serve on that bench. After her term expired in 1978, she returned to private practice in Carlisle until 1979.[2]
Federal judicial service
On May 29, 1979, Rambo was nominated by President
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was named in her honor.[3]
See also
- List of first women lawyers and judges in Pennsylvania
- List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
References
- ^ Selection and Confirmation of Federal Judges. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1979. p. 435. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b Sylvia H. Rambo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "New Courthouse Honors Judge Sylvia Rambo, Tireless Trailblazer".
Sources
- Sylvia H. Rambo at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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