Curtis Joyner
| Curtis Joyner | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #22 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 04/13/1992 - 5/1/2013 |
| Chief: | 2011 - 2013 |
| Senior: | 5/1/2013 - Present |
| Preceded by: | 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Past post: | Chester County Court of Common Pleas, Judge |
| Past term: | 1987 - 1992 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1948 |
| Home State: | Newberry, SC |
| Bachelors: | Central State U., Ohio, B.S., 1971 |
| Law School: | Howard U. Law, J.D., 1974 |
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Early life and education
Born in Newberry, South Carolina, Joyner graduated from Central State University of Ohio with his Bachelor's degree in 1971 and later graduated from the Howard University School of Law in 1974. Joyner completed coursework at the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada at Reno.[2]
Professional career
Joyner was a Legal Publications Specialist for the United States Office of the Federal Register in Washington, D.C. from 1974 to 1975 before entering private practice in the State of Pennsylvania until 1987. Joyner was an Assistant District Attorney for Chester County, Pennsylvania from 1975 to 1980 and also served as the Chief Deputy District Attorney for Chester County, Pennsylvania until 1984 and as its First Assistant District Attorney from until 1987. Joyner was a judge for the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania until 1992.[2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
On the recommendation of Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, Joyner was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President George W. Bush on November 5, 1991 to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089, which was approved by Congress. Joyner was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 8, 1992 on a Senate vote and received commission on April 13, 1992.[3] On May 1, 2013, Judge Curtis Joyner assumed senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where he had served for over 20 years. [4]
See also
External links
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Joyner
- Daily Times, "Ex-Chesco judge now top fed judge for Eastern Pa." 6/9/2011
- Judge J. Curtis Joyner Federal Judicial Center Biography
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2002–2013 Seat #22 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
