Third Circuit
Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA31005
- Nominated
- Aug. 6, 2009
- Committee hearing
- Nov. 4, 2009
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Dec. 3, 2009
- Senate vote
- 77–20Roll Call
- Confirmed
- April 21, 2010
- Commissioned
- April 26, 2010
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Nov. 30, 2018
- Service ended
- Jan. 2, 2019Retirement
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Judge | Feb. 11, 1994 | April 28, 2010 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | William J. Clinton |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Judge | April 26, 2010 | Jan. 2, 2019 Retirement | Barack Obama |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Aug. 19, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Jeryl Turco v. City of Englewood
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Feb. 26, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in Thomas Skold v. Galderma Laboratories LP
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Feb. 7, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Maliki Chapman
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Jan. 10, 2019panel identified Sat on the panel in T Mobile Northeast LLC v. City of Wilmington
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Jan. 3, 2019
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Jan. 3, 2019
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Dec. 22, 2011
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeryl Turco v. City of Englewood | 17-3716 | Decided | Aug. 19, 2019 | |
| Thomas Skold v. Galderma Laboratories LP | 17-3148; 17-3231 | Decided | Feb. 26, 2019 | |
| United States v. Maliki Chapman | 17-1656 | Decided | Feb. 7, 2019 | |
| T Mobile Northeast LLC v. City of Wilmington | 18-1831 | Decided | Jan. 10, 2019 | |
| Chiao Ku v. Attorney General United States | 17-3001 | Decided | Jan. 3, 2019 | Authored |
| John Simpson v. Attorney General United States | 17-3718 | Decided | Jan. 3, 2019 | Authored |
| Mejia-Ortiz v. Attorney General of the United States | Decided | Dec. 22, 2011 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Chiao Ku v. Attorney General United States | Third Circuit | Jan. 3, 2019 |
| Opinion | John Simpson v. Attorney General United States | Third Circuit | Jan. 3, 2019 |