Wendy Beetlestone (born 1961) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Wendy Beetlestone
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Born 1961 in Ibadan, Nigeria
FJC ID: 3569
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- African American/White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 2026–present
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1994–2002, 2005–2014
- The School District of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania]General counsel · 2002–2005
Law clerk , Hon. Robert S. Gawthrop III · 1993–1994- Pittsburgh and Bala Cynwyd, PennsylvaniaTelevision news producer · 1986–1990
Appointments
- 2014–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
- Liverpool UniversityB.A. · 1984