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Robert John Colville

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Active service.

Confirmed 66 to 27Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Nominated
March 5, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Not published yet
Committee action
Reported (favorably), May 9, 2019
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 66 to 27
Confirmed
December 19, 2019
Commissioned
December 31, 2019
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1965, 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. Ralph J. Cappy, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1992-1994
  • Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1994-1999
  • Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 2000-2019; Juvenile Division, 2000-2002; Family Division, 2002-2003; Civil Division, 2003-2019
  • Adjunct professor, LaRoche College, 2003-
  • Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline, 2012-2016

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