Robert John Colville
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 5, 2019
- Senate vote
- 66 to 27
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Commissioned
- Dec 31, 2019
Education
- B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1989
- J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1992
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Ralph J. Cappy, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1992-1994
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1994-1999
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 2000-2019
- Juvenile Division, 2000-2002
- Family Division, 2002-2003
- Civil Division, 2003-2019
- Adjunct professor, LaRoche College, 2003-
- Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline, 2012-2016
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, July 30, 2015; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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