Julia K. Munley

Julia Kathleen Munley (born 1965/1966) is an American judge of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 45th district. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Julia K. Munley
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, 45th district
Assumed office
July 1, 2016
Appointed byTom Wolf
Preceded byRobert Mazzoni
Personal details
Born
Julia Kathleen Munley[1]

1965/1966 (age 57–58)[2]
EducationMarywood University (BA)
Pennsylvania State University (JD)

Education

Munley received a Bachelor of Arts from Marywood University in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the Penn State Dickinson Law in 1992.[3]

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Munley served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen J. McEwen of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. From 1993 to 1995, she was an associate with Masterson, Braunfeld, Maguire & Brown and from 1995 to 2001 she was an associate at Mazzoni & Karam Law Offices in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 2001 to 2016, she worked as a trial attorney and partner at Munley Law in Scranton. Since 2016, she has served as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania's 45th Judicial District.[3] She was appointed a judge by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Robert Mazzoni.[4][5]

Nomination to district court

On May 3, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Munley to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.[3] On May 4, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Munley to the seat vacated by Judge Robert D. Mariani, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2022.[6] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Personal life

Julia Munley is the daughter of Judge James Martin Munley and Dr. Kathleen P. Munley, a professor at Marywood University. She is married to attorney Patrick Rogan and lives in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.[7] Her grandmother was Marion L. Munley, one of the first women elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[4]

References
  1. "Julia Kathleen Munley Profile | Scranton, PA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. Krawczeniuk, Borys (May 3, 2023). "Biden to nominate Lackawanna County Judge Julia Munley for a federal court seat". Yahoo News. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. "President Biden Names Thirty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Bugda, Jayne Ann; Butash, Joseph (June 30, 2016). "Julia Munley Appointed Interim County Judge". PAhomepage.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. "Julia Munley". Penn State Scranton. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 4, 2023.
  7. "Members | National Association of Distinguished Counsel". Retrieved May 3, 2023.



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