Thomas I. Vanaskie

Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie (born November 11, 1953) is a former United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and former Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office November 30, 2018 – January 2, 2019
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office April 26, 2010 – November 30, 2018
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Franklin Van Antwerpen
Succeeded by	Peter J. Phipps
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office 1999–2006
Preceded by	Sylvia H. Rambo
Succeeded by	Yvette Kane
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
In office February 10, 1994 – April 28, 2010
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded by	Matthew W. Brann
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-11) November 11, 1953 Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Education	Lycoming College (B.A.) Dickinson School of Law (J.D.)

Early life and education, and professional career

Born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, Vanaskie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lycoming College in 1975 and earned a Juris Doctor from Dickinson School of Law in 1978. He was a law clerk for United States District Judge William Joseph Nealon Jr. on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1978 to 1980. Vanaskie worked in private legal practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania, from 1980 to 1994.[1]

District Court service

On November 17, 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Vanaskie to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania that was created by 104 Stat. 5089. Vanaskie was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1994, and received his commission on February 11, 1994. Vanaskie served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. His service terminated on April 28, 2010, due to elevation to the Third Circuit.[1]

Court of appeals service

On August 6, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Vanaskie to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that was created when Judge Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen took senior status in 2006.[2] On November 5, 2009, Vanaskie's nomination was considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was reported to the full Senate by the committee on December 3, 2009.[3] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Vanaskie's nomination on April 15, 2010.[4] Vanaskie was confirmed, with a vote of 77–20, by the full Senate on April 21, 2010.[1] Vanaskie assumed senior status on November 30, 2018. He retired from active service on January 2, 2019.

References

1. "Vanaskie, Thomas Ignatius - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
2. President Obama Nominates Jane Stranch for United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Judge Thomas Vanaskie for United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Archived 2009-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, whitehouse.gov (August 7, 2009).
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2016-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Reid Files Cloture on Five Nominees". 15 April 2010.

External links

• Thomas I. Vanaskie at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Thomas Vanaskie at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 1994–2010	Succeeded by Matthew W. Brann
Preceded by Sylvia H. Rambo	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 1999–2006	Succeeded by Yvette Kane
Preceded by Franklin Van Antwerpen	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 2010–2018	Succeeded by Peter J. Phipps