Peter Joseph Phipps
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1973.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 13, 2019
- Senate vote
- 56 to 40
- Confirmed
- Jul 16, 2019
- Commissioned
- Jul 17, 2019
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 15, 2018
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 11, 2018
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 2018
- Left this court
- Jul 22, 2019. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., B.S., University of Dayton, 1995
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 1998
Career
- Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1998-2001
- Law clerk, Hon. R. Guy Cole, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2001-2002
- Attorney, Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2003-2018
- trial attorney, 2003-2009
- senior counsel, 2009-2011
- senior trial counsel, 2011-2018
- Adjunct professor, Duquesne University School of Law, 2014-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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