Jeffrey L. Schmehl

Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl

Personal

Birthday:

1955

Birthplace:

Reading, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Assistant public defender, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1980-1981
Assistant district attorney, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1981-1986
Private practice, West Reading, Pennsylvania, 1981-1986
Private practice, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1986-1997
Solicitor, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1989-1997
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Berks County [Pennsylvania], 1998-2013; president judge, 2007-2013

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, November 27, 2012; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Dickinson College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1977

Name of School - Second:

University of Toledo College of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1980

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/25/2013