Gary Lancaster
| Gary Lancaster | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Station: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 11/24/1993 - 4/24/2013 |
| Chief: | 2009 - 2013 |
| Preceded by: | Timothy Lewis |
| Past post: | Western District of Pennsylvania, Magistrate Judge |
| Past term: | 1987 - 1993 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1949 |
| Home State: | Brownsville, PA |
| Deceased: | April 24, 2013 |
| Bachelors: | Slippery Rock State College, B.S., 1971 |
| Law School: | U. of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1974 |
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Gary Lancaster was an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1993 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. He served as Chief Judge from 2009 until he passed away on April 24, 2013. [1]
Early life and education
A native Pennsylvanian, Lancaster graduated from Slippery Rock State College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1971 and later graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1974.
Professional career
After law school, Lancaster was Regional counsel for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission from 1974 to 1976 before becoming Assistant district attorney for Allegheny County from 1976 to 1978. From, 1978 to 1987, Lancaster served as a Private practice attorney licensed in the State of Pennsylvania.
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Lancaster began his Federal judicial career in 1987 as Lancaster was appointed to a full eight term as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Lancaster served in that role until he was elevated in the ranks of the Federal Judiciary in 1993.
On the recommendation of Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Harris Wofford, Lancaster was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 25, 1993 to a seat vacated by Timothy Lewis as Lewis was nominated to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals[2]. Lancaster was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 20, 1993 on a senate vote and received commission on November 24, 1993.
On April 24, 2013, Judge Gary Lancaster passed away while serving on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He had served on the court for nearly 20 years and served as Chief Judge from 2009 until his passing. [3]
Notable cases
G-20 Protesters given permit
| United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania |
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| In 2009, Judge Lancaster agreed with protesters who sued the City of Philadelphia in order to obtain permits to protest during the G-20 Summit. The group Code Pink sued the city, U.S. Secret Service and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for denying their First Amendment right to assemble. Though the government cited safely concerns, Judge Lancaster found in favor of the plaintiffs. [4] |
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Timothy Lewis |
Western District of Pennsylvnaia 1993–2013 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
