Wendy Beetlestone
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Wendy Beetlestone is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1993. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1961 · age 65
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Liverpool 1984 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1993
- Succeeded
- Michael M. Baylson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Michael M. Baylson | Obama (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
| Liverpool University | B.A. | 1984 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | J.D. | 1993 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Beetlestone was assigned 2,658 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 185 days across 2,313 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 128 of Beetlestone’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 101 were affirmed, 17 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Wendy Beetlestone?
- President Barack Obama appointed Wendy Beetlestone to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2014.
- Was Wendy Beetlestone appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Wendy Beetlestone was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Wendy Beetlestone's confirmation vote?
- Wendy Beetlestone was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Wendy Beetlestone on?
- Wendy Beetlestone 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: Clerk of Court, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).