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Juan Ramon Sánchez (born December 22, 1955) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.


Education and career

Born in
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, Sánchez received a
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degree from
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in 1978 and a
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from the
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in 1981. He was a Staff attorney of Legal Aid of Chester County, Pennsylvania, from 1981 to 1983. He was in private practice in West Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1983 to 1984, and was then an attorney for the County of Chester Public Defender's Office from 1984 to 1997. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas for Chester County from 1998 to 2004.


Federal judicial service

On November 25, 2003, Sánchez was nominated by President
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to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by
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. Sánchez was confirmed by the
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on June 23, 2004, and received his commission on June 24, 2004. On August 1, 2018, Sánchez became the first
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chief judge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, due to the announced retirement of
Lawrence F. Stengel Lawrence Francis Stengel (born August 7, 1952) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Stengel is the son of L ...
.


See also

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List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists This is a list of Hispanic/Latino Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts. Other topics of interest * List ...
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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Pennsylvania This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Pennsylvania. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their sta ...


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