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He became Chief Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in December 2019. [6] His term will expire on April 5, 2031. [7] Judge Van Eck is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Dauphin County Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. [8]
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462 , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...
The district courts were established by Congress under Article III of the United States Constitution. The courts hear civil and criminal cases, and each is paired with a bankruptcy court. [2] Appeals from the district courts are made to one of the 13 courts of appeals, organized geographically. The number of district courts in a court of ...
The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges is a professional organization for bankruptcy judges in the United States. [1] The organization promotes cooperation among bankruptcy judges, organizes conferences, [2] and provides legal education by funding research on insolvency and by publishing scholarship online and through the American Bankruptcy Law Journal.
Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey in a recent decision said board members for Lehigh County's Parkland High School erred in 2021 when they approved a collective bargaining agreement without ...
In an Oct. 4 filing, the retailer named 46 additional stores marked to shutter, with Lafayette's 2040 S. 22nd St. store on the list. The Lafayette location is the only new Indiana store closure ...
Former colonial and state courts of Pennsylvania. Provincial Court (1684-1722) Orphans' Courts (1688-1968 when merged with Courts of Common Pleas) Justice of the Peace Courts (1682 - now Magisterial District Courts) Court for the Trial of Negroes (1700-1780) District Courts (1811-1873) County Courts (1682-1722) Court of Chancery (1720-1735)