John R. Padova (born May 7, 1935) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 5/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 19/year
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court · 1992–2008
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1960–1992
JAG CorpsU.S. Army Reserve · 1964–1968- New Jersey Army National Guard1959–1964
Appointments
1992–2008 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Education
- Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)J.D. · 1959
- Villanova UniversityA.B. · 1956