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Chad Francis Kenney Sr.

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Chad Francis Kenney Sr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Oct 11, 2018. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Oct 11, 2018
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1955

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaDonald J. Trump · Oct 11, 2018

Education

  • Villanova UniversityB.A., 1976
  • Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)J.D., 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;

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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