Gerald A. McHugh Jr.
McHugh in 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
March 28, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byHarvey Bartle III
Personal details
Born
Gerald Austin McHugh Jr.

(1954-11-16) November 16, 1954
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationSaint Joseph's University (AB)
University of Pennsylvania (JD)

Gerald Austin McHugh Jr. (born November 16, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Biography

McHugh was born and raised in West Philadelphia. McHugh received an Artium Baccalaureus degree, summa cum laude, in 1976 from St. Joseph's University. He received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In 1979, he served as a law clerk to Judge Edmund B. Spaeth of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. From 1979 to 1981, he served as a law clerk to Judge Alfred Leopold Luongo of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. From 1981 to 2004, he was a shareholder at the civil litigation law firm of Litvin, Blumberg, Matusow and Young. From 2004 to 2014, he was a partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Raynes McCarty, where he handled complex civil litigation involving tort, insurance, and civil rights claims.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On August 1, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated McHugh to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Harvey Bartle III, who assumed senior status on October 1, 2011.[1] On January 16, 2014 his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–5 vote.[3] On Thursday March 13, 2014 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On March 26, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 56–43 vote.[4] He was confirmed later that day by a 59–41 vote.[5] He received his judicial commission on March 28, 2014.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "President Obama Nominates Six to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov. 1 August 2013 – via National Archives.
  2. 1 2 Gerald A. McHugh Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ↑ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Gerald McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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