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Yvette Kane

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

7

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Years in office: 1998 - 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Nicholls State University, 1973

Law

Tulane University Law School, 1976

Personal

Birthplace

Donaldsonville, LA

Contact

Official website

Yvette Kane is afederal judge onsenior status on theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She joined the court in 1998 after PresidentBill Clinton (D) nominated her to the court. Kane served as thechief judge of the district court from 2006 to 2013. She assumed senior status October 11, 2018.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Donaldsonville,Louisiana, Kane graduated from Nicholls State University with her bachelor's degree in 1973 and from Tulane University Law School with herJ.D. in 1976.^[1]

Professional career

• 1995-1998: Pennsylvania Secretary of State
• 1993-1995: Private practice,Pennsylvania
• 1991-1992: Chief counsel, Independent Regulatory Review Commission
• 1986-1991:Deputy attorney general, Pennsylvania
• 1980-1986: Deputy district attorney,Denver County, Colorado
• 1978-1980:Assistant attorney general,Colorado
• 1977-1978: Trial attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission^[1]

Judicial career

• 1998-2018: Judge,United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

• 2006-2013: Chief judge

Federal judicial nomination

Middle District of Pennsylvania

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Yvette Kane
Court:United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Progress
Confirmed 139 days after nomination.
ANominated: June 4, 1998
AABA Rating:Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: October 6, 1998
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: October 8, 1998
AConfirmed: October 21, 1998
AVote: Voice vote

PresidentBill Clinton (D) nominated Kane to theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania June 4, 1998. She was nominated to a seat vacated byEdwin Kosik. TheAmerican Bar Association rated KaneMajority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified for the nomination. TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Kane's nomination October 6. U.S. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) reported her nomination October 8. TheU.S. Senate confirmed Kane by voice vote October 21. She received her commission October 22.^[1][2]

Kane served as thechief judge of the district court from 2006 to 2013.^[1][2][3]

See also

• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

External links

Suggest a link

• Judge Kane's biography from theFederal Judicial Center
• Official blog of Judge Yvette Kane

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Active judges	Chief Judge: Matthew Brann  •  Karoline Mehalchick  •  Julia Munley  •  Joseph Saporito  •  Jennifer Philpott Wilson  •  Keli Neary
Senior judges	Yvette Kane  •  Malachy Mannion  •  Robert David Mariani  •
Magistrate judges	Martin C. Carlson  •  Susan E. Schwab  •
Former Article III judges	Thomas Vanaskie  •  Richard Caputo  •  James Munley  •  Christopher Conner  •  John E. Jones  •  William Nealon  •  Richard Conaboy  •  Sylvia Rambo  •  William Caldwell  •  Edwin Kosik  •  James McClure  •  Robert Wodrow Archbald  •  Charles Witmer  •  Albert Williams Johnson  •  Albert Leisenring Watson  •  Frederick Follmer  •  Robert Herman  •  John William Murphy  •  Michael Sheridan  •
Former Chief judges	Thomas Vanaskie  •  William Nealon  •  Richard Conaboy  •  Sylvia Rambo  •  Albert Leisenring Watson  •  Frederick Follmer  •  John William Murphy  •  Michael Sheridan  •

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