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Haines, born Stephanie Lou Haines in 1969, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019.", "snippet": "Stephanie L. Haines, born Stephanie Lou Haines in 1969, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-h", "markdown": "# Stephanie L. Haines\n\nStephanie Lou Haines (born 1969) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) She was appointed by President Donald J. Trump and received her commission in 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) She is the 63rd commissioned judge of the court.[2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/stephanie-l-haines-district-judge)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) |\n| Appointed by | Donald J. Trump[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) |\n| Confirmed | September 11, 2019 (Senate voted 94 to 0)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160276) |\n| Born | 1969, Johnstown, Pennsylvania[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) |\n| Education | B.A., Juniata College, 1992; J.D., Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law, 1995[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nHaines was born in [Johnstown, Pennsylvania](https://www.edgepedia.org/johnstown-pennsylvania) in 1969.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) She graduated from Juniata College in 1992 and earned her law degree from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law, in 1995.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) She later received an Officer Basic Course diploma from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in 1996 and a diploma from the Air War College of Air University in 2016.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256)\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Haines served as a law clerk to Judge Eugene E. Fike II of the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania from 1995 to 1996.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) During her clerkship, she was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the [United States Army](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-army) and entered active duty with the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps on October 1, 1996.[2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/stephanie-l-haines-district-judge) After completing the JAG Officer's Basic Course, she was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at [Fort Campbell](https://www.edgepedia.org/fort-campbell), Kentucky, where she served as a legal assistance attorney and a prosecutor.[2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/stephanie-l-haines-district-judge) In June 1999, she was assigned to the United States Army Legal Services Agency, Defense Appellate Division, in Arlington, Virginia, as an appellate defense attorney.[2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/stephanie-l-haines-district-judge)\n\nIn April 2002, Haines left active duty and became an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the [United States Attorney](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-attorney)'s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, serving until 2007.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) • [2](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/stephanie-l-haines-district-judge) She continued her military service in the reserves, serving as a major and appellate defense attorney in the [United States Army Reserve](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-army-reserve) from 2002 to 2005, and as a colonel in the West Virginia Air National Guard beginning in 2005, including service as deputy staff judge advocate and staff judge advocate.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) From 2007 to 2019, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident Donald J. Trump nominated Haines to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 5, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) The Senate confirmed her on September 11, 2019 by a vote of 94 to 0.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256) • [3](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1160276) She received her commission on September 30, 2019.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Haines, Stephanie Lou - Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7049256)\n2. [Stephanie L. Haines, District Judge - Western District of Pennsylvania](https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/stephanie-l-haines-district-judge)\n3. 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