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Petrese B. Tucker
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Senior status since June 1, 2021.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- July 27, 1999
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 10, 2000
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 18, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 24, 2000
- Commissioned
- June 1, 2000
- Senior status
- Since June 1, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1951, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Lawrence Prattis, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1976-1978
- Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1977-1978
- Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978-1986
- Adjunct professor, Great Lakes Colleges Association, 1984-1985
- Senior trial attorney, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1986-1987
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1987-2000
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