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Berle M. Schiller
Berle M. Schiller
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 18, 2012
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
	In office; June 2, 2000 – June 18, 2012
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Robert S. Gawthrop III
Succeeded by	Edward G. Smith
Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
	In office; June 7, 1996 – June 1, 2000
Personal details
Born	June 17, 1944 (age 80); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Education	Bowdoin College (BA); New York University (JD)

Berle Mark Schiller^[1] (born June 17, 1944)^[2] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Schiller was born in Brooklyn. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law in 1968. He was in private practice of law in Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1969. He was a Deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania Department of Justice in 1971, returning to private practice from 1972 to 1993. He was a chief counsel to the Federal Transit Administration from 1994 to 1996, and was an appellate judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2000.

Federal judicial service

On April 11, 2000, Schiller was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Robert S. Gawthrop III. Schiller was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 24, 2000, and received his commission on June 2, 2000. He assumed senior status on June 18, 2012.^[3]

Schiller is well known for his passion for hunting using a bow and arrow. He has traveled around the world doing so. His office in his chambers is festooned with many trophies on the wall.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Bowdoin College Bulletin (PDF). Bowdoin College. 1965. p. 203.
^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 22, March 23, April 27, and May 10, 2000. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2001. p. 806.
^ Berle M. Schiller at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Vaira, Peter (2014). "Judge Has Game" (PDF). Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice". The New York Times. 2015-10-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-04.

Sources

Berle M. Schiller at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Robert S. Gawthrop III	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2000–2012	Succeeded by Edward G. Smith