New Chief Judge for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS RELEASE JUDGE JUAN R. SÁNCHEZ BECOMES CHIEF JUDGE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT August 1, 2018 Kate Barkman, Clerk of Court Kate_Barkman@paed.uscourts.gov PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Honorable Juan R. Sánchez became Chief Judge of the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on August 1, 2018. Judge Sánchez has served as a federal judge for over fourteen years and follows the Honorable Lawrence F. Stengel as the 15th Chief Judge of this district. He is the first Hispanic to lead the Court in