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Harvey Bartle III

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Senior status. Born 1941.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
May 15, 1991
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Sep 12, 1991
Commissioned
Sep 16, 1991
Senior status
Oct 1, 2011

Education

  • B.A., Princeton University, 1962
  • LL.B., University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), 1965

Career

  • U.S. Army Reserve captain, 1966-1972
  • Law clerk, Hon. John Morgan Davis, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1965-1967
  • Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967-1979, 1981-1991
  • Insurance commissioner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1979-1980
  • Attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1980-1981
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2008-2011

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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