David S. Cercone
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Senior status. Born 1952.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 21, 2002
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Aug 1, 2002
- Commissioned
- Aug 2, 2002
- Senior status
- Nov 24, 2017
Education
- B.A., Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1974
- J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1977
Career
- Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1978-1979, 1982-1985
- Law clerk, Hon. Paul R. Zavarella, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1978-1979
- Assistant district attorney, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981
- Magisterial district judge, Allegheny County [Pennsylvania] District Court, 1982-1985
- Adjunct faculty, University of Pittsburgh, 1983-
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1986-2002
- Adjunct faculty, Robert Morris College, 1993-1995
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, July 27, 2000; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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