James Martin Munley
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, James Martin Munley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1936–2020
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Scranton 1958 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1963
- Succeeded
- William W. Caldwell
- Succeeded by
- Robert David Mariani
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Middle District of Pennsylvania succeeded William W. Caldwell | Clinton (D) | 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
| University of Scranton | B.S. | 1958 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | LL.B. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Munley was assigned 4,649 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 157 days across 4,161 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 293 of Munley’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 260 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 10 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.
In our data, Munley authored 67 published opinions for the court (1999–2011). Most cited: Rieder v. Apfel (226 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rieder v. Apfel | 115 F. Supp. 2d 496 | 226 |
| 2008 | Merring v. City of Carbondale, Pennsylvania | 558 F. Supp. 2d 540 | 52 |
| 2007 | Stankowski v. Farley | 487 F. Supp. 2d 543 | 38 |
| 2010 | Kropa v. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 716 F. Supp. 2d 375 | 29 |
| 2009 | Shumate v. Twin Tier Hospitality, LLC | 655 F. Supp. 2d 521 | 27 |
| 2006 | Moeller v. Bradford County | 444 F. Supp. 2d 316 | 14 |
| 2003 | Dennison v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections | 268 F. Supp. 2d 387 | 14 |
| 2005 | American States Insurance v. Component Technologies, Inc. | 420 F. Supp. 2d 373 | 13 |
| 2009 | Strickland v. Mahoning Township | 647 F. Supp. 2d 422 | 12 |
| 2004 | Neumeyer v. Beard | 301 F. Supp. 2d 349 | 12 |
| 2006 | Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. v. Safelite Glass Corp. | 441 F. Supp. 2d 695 | 11 |
| 2003 | Stone v. Disability Management Services, Inc. | 288 F. Supp. 2d 684 | 11 |
| 2010 | Shultz v. Carlisle Police Department | 706 F. Supp. 2d 613 | 10 |
| 2000 | Kristi H. Ex Rel. Virginia H. v. Tri-Valley School District | 107 F. Supp. 2d 628 | 10 |
| 2006 | Colon v. Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 | 443 F. Supp. 2d 659 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed James Martin Munley?
- President William J. Clinton appointed James Martin Munley to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1998.
- Was James Martin Munley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Martin Munley was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Martin Munley's confirmation vote?
- James Martin Munley was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Martin Munley on?
- James Martin Munley was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).