David Cercone
| David Cercone | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 08/02/2002 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Donald Lee |
| Past post: | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Judge |
| Past term: | 1986 - 2002 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1952 |
| Home State: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Undergraduate: | Westminster College, B.A., 1974 |
| Law School: | Duquesne U. Law, J.D., 1977 |
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David Cercone is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
A native Pennsylvanian, Cercone graduated with his Bachelor's Degree from Westminster College, in 1974 and later graduated from the Duquesne University School of Law with his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1977.[1]
Professional career
- 1986-2002: Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
- 1982-1985: Magistrate, Allegheny County Magisterial District
- 1982-1985: Attorney, private practice
- 1979-1981: Assistant District Attorney, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office
- 1978-1979: Law Clerk, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas [1]
Teaching career
- 1983-Present: Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh
- 1993-1995: Adjunct faculty member, Robert Morris College [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
On the unanimous recommendation of Pennsylvania U.S. Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter, Cercone was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 21, 2002 to a seat vacated by Donald Lee as Lee assumed senior status. Cercone was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2002 on a majority voice vote and received commission on August 2, 2002.[2]
Notable cases
Stay of execution signed for William Wright
| United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania |
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| On July 20, 2009, Judge Cercone issued a stay of execution for a Pennsylvania man scheduled to be executed in September of 2009. The judge ordered the execution of convicted murderer William Wright to be postponed to allow his attorneys time to file an appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. [3] The Third Circuit ruled for a competency exam for Wright, but in response the inmate asked that the governor officially sign the death warrant. Wright said he was tired of delays in the proceedings. [4] The family of Wright argued that he was not mentally competent to request his own execution and won the right over his appeals. [5] |
See also
External links
- Judge Cercone's Webpage at the University of Pittsburgh
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Cercone
- Judge Cercone's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Cercone's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee" Confirmations of the 108th Congress, January 28, 2009
- ↑ Altoona Mirror, "US judge grants stay of execution," July 20, 2009
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Hearing ordered in inmate's request for execution," September 3, 2010
- ↑ Altoona Mirror, "Warrant restarts appeals," August 22, 2012
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Donald Lee |
Western District of Pennsylvania 2002–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Ludlum • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
