Chad F. Kenney

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Chad F. Kenney
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
October 24, 2018
Appointed by Donald Trump
Preceded by Luis Felipe Restrepo
President Judge of the Delaware County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
In office
June 2012 – June 2017
Preceded by Joseph Cronin
Succeeded by Kevin F. Kelly
Judge of the Delaware County Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
In office
August 22, 2003 – October 24, 2018
Appointed by Ed Rendell
Sheriff of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
In office
1998–2003
Preceded by Ann A. Osborne
Succeeded by Joseph F. McGinn
Personal details
Born (1955-08-08) August 8, 1955 (age 69)
Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Republican[citation needed]
Education Villanova University (BA)
Temple University (JD)

Chad Francis Kenney Sr. (born August 8, 1955) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was previously a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County.

Biography

Kenney earned his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Villanova University and his Juris Doctor from the Temple University Beasley School of Law where he was a member of the Temple Law Review.

He began his legal career as a civil litigator and later entered general practice. He practiced in Delaware County and Philadelphia as an associate, partner, and a solo practitioner, in both large and small firms. Prior to his election to the bench, Kenney was elected twice as Delaware County Sheriff. From 1996 to 2003, he served as a Pennsylvania State Republican Committee member.[1] From 2003 to 2018, he served as a Judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. During his time on the state bench, Kenney presided over cases in the family, criminal, civil, and orphans' sections. In 2012, his judicial colleagues elected him to serve a five-year term as the President Judge.[2] He stepped down in 2017 after his term ended.[3]

Federal judicial service

On December 20, 2017, President Trump nominated Kenney to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on January 11, 2016.[4] On May 9, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On June 7, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6] On October 11, 2018, his nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[7] He received his judicial commission on October 24, 2018.

Notable cases

In March 2019, Kenney dismissed a class action lawsuit against a landfill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ruling that "residents didn't provide any arguments to prove that Bethlehem Landfill Co. has an obligation to protect neighboring landowners from bad smells or other nuisance conditions."[8][9]

In May 2019, Kenney awarded $33,000 in damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) for violating do-not-call requests. The plaintiff, James Everett Shelton, regularly brings lawsuits alleging violations of the TCPA, which allows $500 - $1500 in damages per call. [10][11]

In June 2019, Kenney denied a request by a Pennsylvania abortion clinic to ban a man engaged in sidewalk counseling from the street outside the clinic "while the court determines if he and another demonstrator have violated a federal law against impeding access to reproductive health care."[12][13] The abortion clinic and the demonstrators eventually reached a settlement agreement.[14]

In March 2022, Kenney ruled unconstitutional a provision in the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct which barred attorneys from engaging in harassment and discrimination.[15]

References

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Political offices
Preceded by
Ann A. Osborne
 Sheriff of Delaware County
1998–2003		 Succeeded by
Joseph F. McGinn
Legal offices
Preceded by
Joseph Cronin
 President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County
2012–2017		 Succeeded by
Kevin F. Kelly
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
2018–present		 Incumbent

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