Chad Francis Kenney Sr.
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Chad Francis Kenney Sr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1980. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Villanova 1976 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1980
- Succeeded
- Luis Felipe Restrepo
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Luis Felipe Restrepo | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Villanova University | B.A. | 1976 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kenney was assigned 1,634 district-court cases (1997–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 1,307 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 62 of Kenney’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 49 were affirmed, 9 reversed or vacated, and 4 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Chad Francis Kenney Sr.?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Chad Francis Kenney Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2018.
- Was Chad Francis Kenney Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Chad Francis Kenney Sr. was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Chad Francis Kenney Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- Chad Francis Kenney Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 11, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Chad Francis Kenney Sr. on?
- Chad Francis Kenney Sr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).