Middle District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2012 / Active
Matthew William Brann
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by voice vote, Matthew William Brann is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) in 1990. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 21, 2012
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Notre Dame 1987 · Dickinson Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) 1990
- Succeeded
- Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Middle District of Pennsylvania · succeeded Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie | Obama (D) | 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
13 years on the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).