Joshua David Wolson (born 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education

Wolson graduated from Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. He then earned his Bachelor of Arts

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from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, and his

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cum laude from

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in 1999."President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Thirteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eighth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, May 10, 2018

Legal career

After graduating law school, he served as a

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to Judge

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of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2000. Wolson then became an associate in the

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and

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groups of

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in Washington, D.C., where he worked for eight years. He returned to Philadelphia and joined Dilworth Paxson's litigation group in 2008, becoming a partner in 2010. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation matters, including antitrust, RICO, intellectual property, procurement, and civil rights disputes. He also served as a co-chair of the firm's Plaintiffs' Rights Practice Group and a member of the firm's executive committee.

Federal judicial service

On May 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Wolson to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On May 15, 2018, his nomination was sent to the

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. He was nominated to the seat that was vacated by Judge

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, who assumed senior status on April 3, 2017. On July 11, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On September 13, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote. On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Wolson for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote. On May 1, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 64–35 vote. On May 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 65–33 vote. He received his judicial commission on May 28, 2019.

Memberships

On his Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, Wolson reported being a member of the Federalist Society, the American Bar Association, Republican Jewish Coalition and the Republican National Lawyers Association.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Joshua D. Wolson
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