Name Lawrence Stengel | Role Judge | |
Education University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Saint Joseph's University | ||
Judge Lawrence F. Stengel (Ret.) Speaks to WGAL on NFL Concussion Special Investigator Appointment
Lawrence Francis Stengel (born 1952) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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- Judge Lawrence F Stengel Ret Speaks to WGAL on NFL Concussion Special Investigator Appointment
- Education and career
- Federal judicial service
- References
Education and career
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Stengel received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph's University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980. He was a teacher at Lancaster Catholic High School from 1974 to 1977. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1980 to 1984, and in Lancaster from 1985 to 1990. He was a judge on the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas from 1990 to 2004. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Franklin & Marshall College from 1997 to present, and at Millersville University from 2000 to 2004.
Federal judicial service
On November 6, 2003, Stengel was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Ronald L. Buckwalter. Stengel was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2004, and received his commission on June 21, 2004. Stengel became Chief Judge of the District on August 1, 2017.