Middle District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1982 / Served to 2019

William W. Caldwell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 and confirmed by voice vote, William W. Caldwell was 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 1951. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, March 18, 1982

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan, 1982
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Dickinson College 1948 · Dickinson Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) 1951
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1982Middle District of Pennsylvania · succeeded Robert Dixon HermanReagan (R)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

37 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).