Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2019 / Active
John Michael Gallagher
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 83–9, John Michael Gallagher is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from New York Law School in 1994. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1966 · age 60
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2019
- Confirmed
- 83–9
- Education
- Long Island 1989 · New York Law School 1994
- Succeeded
- Joel Harvey Slomsky
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Joel Harvey Slomsky | Trump (R) | 83–9 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 83–9 on December 19, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 420. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 83
31 D, 51 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Kevin Cramer(R-ND)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Josh Hawley(R-MO)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Doug Jones(D-AL)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joseph Manchin(D-WV)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Martha McSally(R-AZ)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 9
9 D
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 8
5 D, 2 R, 1 I
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
Education
| Long Island University | B.S. | 1989 |
| New York Law School | J.D. | 1994 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Police officer, New York City | 1989-1994 |
| Assistant district attorney, Bronx County, New York | 1994-1996 |
| Assistant special prosecutor, New York City Police Department | 1996-1997 |
| Assistant district attorney, Monroe County, Pennsylvania | 1997-1998 |
| Special counsel to police commissioner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1998-2000 |
| White House Fellow, counsel to attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice | 2000-2001 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney and civil rights coordinator, District of New Mexico | 2001-2003 |
| Assistant chief of police, Administration Division, Miami, Florida | 2003-2004 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004-2019; chief, Allentown Branch Office | 2014-2019 |
Questions & answers
- Who appointed John Michael Gallagher?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed John Michael Gallagher to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2019.
- Was John Michael Gallagher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Michael Gallagher was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Michael Gallagher's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed John Michael Gallagher 83–9 on December 19, 2019.
- Which court is John Michael Gallagher on?
- John Michael Gallagher 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
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2019)
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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).