Chad Francis Kenney Sr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Born 1955.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Dec 20, 2017
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 11, 2018
- Commissioned
- Oct 24, 2018
Education
- B.A., Villanova University, 1976
- J.D., Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law), 1980
Career
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1980-1981, 1983-1988
- Private practice, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1981
- Central legal staff lawyer, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1981-1983
- Private practice, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1989-1992
- Private practice, Media, Pennsylvania, 1992-1996, 1998-1999, 2000-2003
- Assistant solicitor, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1996-1997
- Sheriff, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1998-2003
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County [Pennsylvania], 2003-2018
- Domestic Relations Section, 2003-2005
- Criminal Section, 2005-2010
- Civil Trial Section, 2009-2011, 2017-2018
- civil motion judge, 2011-2012
- president judge, 2012-2017;
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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