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Texas v. Pennsylvania, 592 U.S. ___ (2020), was a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the administration of the 2020 presidential election in four states in which Joe Biden defeated then-incumbent president Donald Trump.
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462 , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...
The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...
Two county jail guards have been indicted on murder charges for the asphyxiation death of an inmate in Texas. The indictments, dated Tuesday, charge Joel Garcia, 48, and Rafael Moreno Jr., 37, in ...
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The Court's jurisdiction includes nine counties in eastern Pennsylvania: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties. The district is a part of the Third Circuit , and appeals are taken to that Circuit, except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act ...
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State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 Robert W. Archbald: PA: 1848–1926 1901–1911 — — McKinley: elevation to 3d Cir. 2 Charles B. Witmer: PA: 1862–1925 1911–1925 — — Taft: death 3 Albert Williams Johnson: PA: 1872–1957 1925–1945 — — Coolidge: resignation 4 Albert ...