Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1971 / Served to 2005

Clarence Charles Newcomer

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Clarence Charles Newcomer was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) in 1948. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, November 23, 1971

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Franklin and Marshall College 1944 · Dickinson Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) 1948
Succeeded by
Herbert J. Hutton
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1971Eastern District of Pennsylvania · succeeded C[harles] William Kraft Jr.Nixon (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

33 years on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).