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 "markdown": "# Chad F. Kenney, Sr.\n\nChad Francis Kenney, Sr. (born 1955) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-pennsylvania) since 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He was appointed by President Donald J. Trump.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> Before his federal service, he served as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, including five years as president judge.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | October 11, 2018, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> |\n| Born | 1955, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> |\n| Education | B.A., Villanova University, 1976; J.D., Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law), 1980<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nKenney was born in 1955 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He received a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) from [Villanova University](https://www.edgepedia.org/villanova-university) in 1976 and a [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from Temple University School of Law, now the James E. Beasley School of Law, in 1980.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nKenney began his career in private practice in Philadelphia from 1980 to 1981, followed by a year in private practice in Haverford.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> From 1981 to 1983 he worked as a lawyer on the central legal staff of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He returned to private practice in Philadelphia from 1983 to 1988 and then practiced in Upper Darby from 1989 to 1992.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup>\n\nFrom 1992 to 1996, and again in 1998 to 1999 and 2000 to 2003, Kenney practiced law in Media, Pennsylvania.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> In the intervening period he served as assistant solicitor of Delaware County from 1996 to 1997 and as Sheriff of Delaware County from 1998 to 2003.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident Donald J. Trump nominated Kenney to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on December 20, 2017.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> The Senate confirmed him by voice vote on October 11, 2018, and he received his commission on October 24, 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He has served on the court since then.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup>\n\n## Judicial career on the Court of Common Pleas\n\nKenney served as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from 2003 to 2018.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He sat in the Domestic Relations Section from 2003 to 2005 and in the Criminal Section from 2005 to 2010.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He served in the Civil Trial Section from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2017 to 2018, and as a civil motion judge from 2011 to 2012.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup> He served as president judge of the court from 2012 to 2017.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)</sup>\n\n## Notable cases\n\nPublic docket records for Kenney's service on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania show a civil docket that includes securities class actions, employment and civil-rights cases, insurance and benefits disputes, consumer-credit and copyright matters, wage claims, personal injury, immigration mandamus, prisoner litigation, and habeas petitions; many cases before him end through settlement or failure-to-prosecute dismissals rather than a merits ruling.<sup>[2](https://ezel.ai/judges/paed/chad-f-kenney)</sup> He sits in the Philadelphia and Allentown divisions of the court.<sup>[2](https://ezel.ai/judges/paed/chad-f-kenney)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Chad Francis Kenney, Sr.](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5375101)\n2. [Chad Francis Kenney Sr. — Rulings & How They Decide](https://ezel.ai/judges/paed/chad-f-kenney)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames I to K*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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