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Cynthia M. Rufe
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Senior status since December 31, 2021.
Confirmed 98 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 23, 2002
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 11, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 18, 2002
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 98 to 0
- Confirmed
- April 30, 2002
- Commissioned
- May 3, 2002
- Senior status
- Since December 31, 2021
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1948, 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
- Bucks County [Pennsylvania] Public Defender's Office, 1977-1982; assistant and coordinator, Juvenile Division, 1977-1982; deputy public defender, 1980-1981
- Solicitor, Bucks County [Pennsylvania] Children and Youth Social Services Agency, 1984-1988
- Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1982-1993
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County [Pennsylvania], 1994-2002
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