Stephanie Lou Haines
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 94–0, Stephanie Lou Haines is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. She earned a law degree from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law in 1995. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1969 · age 57
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2019
- Confirmed
- 94–0
- Education
- Juniata College 1992 · Ohio Northern, Claude W. Pettit College of Law 1995
- Succeeded
- David S. Cercone
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded David S. Cercone | Trump (R) | 94–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 94–0 on September 11, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 276. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 94
41 D, 52 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Marsha Blackburn(R-TN)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Mike Braun(R-IN)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- 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)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- 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)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- 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)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Martha McSally(R-AZ)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Mitt Romney(R-UT)
- Jacklyn Rosen(D-NV)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Rick Scott(R-FL)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Kyrsten Sinema(D-AZ)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- 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)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Did not vote · 6
4 D, 1 R, 1 I
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
Education
| Juniata College | B.A. | 1992 |
| Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law | J.D. | 1995 |
| Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School | Officer Basic Course Diploma | 1996 |
| Air War College | Air University Diploma | 2016 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Haines was assigned 1,046 district-court cases (2017–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 166 days across 675 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 36 of Haines’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 34 were affirmed, 0 reversed or vacated, and 2 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 Stephanie Lou Haines?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Stephanie Lou Haines to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2019.
- Was Stephanie Lou Haines appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Stephanie Lou Haines was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Stephanie Lou Haines's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Stephanie Lou Haines 94–0 on September 11, 2019.
- Which court is Stephanie Lou Haines on?
- Stephanie Lou Haines is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (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 Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).