United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts:
- District of Delaware
- District of New Jersey
- Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania
- District of the Virgin Islands
The court is based at the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Current composition of the court
As of Michael Chertoff's resignation on February 15, 2005, the judges on the court are:
| Title | Name | Duty Station | Born | Term of Active Service | Term of Service as Chief | Term of Senior Service | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Judge | Anthony Joseph Scirica | Philadelphia, PA | 1940 | 1987 – present | 2003 – present | — | Reagan |
| Circuit Judge | Dolores Korman Sloviter | Philadelphia, PA | 1932 | 1979 – present | 1991 – 1998 | — | Carter |
| Circuit Judge | Richard Lowell Nygaard | Erie, PA | 1940 | 1988 – present | — | — | Reagan |
| Circuit Judge | Vacant. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Circuit Judge | Jane Richards Roth | Wilmington, DE | 1935 | 1991 – present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
| Circuit Judge | Theodore Alexander McKee | Philadelphia, PA | 1947 | 1994 – present | — | — | Clinton |
| Circuit Judge | Marjorie O. Rendell | Philadelphia, PA | 1947 | 1997 – present | — | — | Clinton |
| Circuit Judge | Maryanne Trump Barry | Newark, NJ | 1937 | 1999 – present | — | — | Clinton |
| Circuit Judge | Thomas L. Ambro | Wilmington, DE | 1949 | 2000 – present | — | — | Clinton |
| Circuit Judge | Julio M. Fuentes | Newark, NJ | 1946 | 2000 – present | — | — | Clinton |
| Circuit Judge | D. Brooks Smith | Duncansville, PA | 1951 | 2002 – present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| Circuit Judge | D. Michael Fisher | Pittsburgh, PA | 1944 | 2003 – present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| Circuit Judge | Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen | Easton, PA | 1941 | 2004 – present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| Circuit Judge | (vacant - seat 7) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
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Succession of seats
The court has fourteen seats for active judges, numbered in order of their creation. If seats were established simultaneously, they are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President.
