Julia K. Munley

Julia Kathleen Munley (born 1965) is an American judge who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She previously served on the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 45th district.

Education

Munley received a Bachelor of Arts from Marywood University in 1987 and a Juris Doctor from the Penn State Dickinson Law in 1992.

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Munley served as a law clerk to Judge Stephen J. McEwen of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. From 1993 to 1995, she was an associate with Masterson, Braunfeld, Maguire & Brown and from 1995 to 2001 she was an associate at Mazzoni & Karam Law Offices in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 2001 to 2016, she worked as a trial attorney and partner at Munley Law in Scranton. From 2016 to 2023, she served as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania's 45th Judicial District.

Federal judicial service

On May 3, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Munley to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. On June 7, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 20, 2023, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote. On October 17, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–43 vote. Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 52–45 vote. She received her judicial commission on November 7, 2023, and was sworn in on the same day.

Personal life

Julia Munley is the daughter of the late Judge James Martin Munley and Dr. Kathleen P. Munley, a professor at Marywood University. She is married to attorney Patrick Rogan and lives in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Her paternal grandmother was Marion L. Munley, one of the first women elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.