Lawrence F. Stengel

Lawrence Francis Stengel (born August 7, 1952) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Stengel is the son of Lawrence E. Stengel (d. 2006), a lawyer. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph's University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980. He was a teacher at Lancaster Catholic High School from 1974 to 1977. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1980 to 1984, and in Lancaster from 1985 to 1990. He was a judge on the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas from 1990 to 2004. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Franklin & Marshall College from 1997 to present, and at Millersville University from 2000 to 2004.

Personal life Stengel has been married twice. He has five children. He lives in East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania; as a federal judge, he commuted to work at the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia.