List of former United States district courts
Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat.

List of former United States district courts

Section Title: Pennsylvania
Table Section Text: The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat.

Judge	Appointed by	Began active service	Ended active service	End reason

Francis Hopkinson	George Washington	September 26, 1789	May 9, 1791	death

William Lewis	George Washington	July 14, 1791	January 4, 1792	resignation

Richard Peters, Jr.	George Washington	January 12, 1792	April 20, 1818	reassigned to Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Sentence(s)

Lewis was appointed by George Washington on July 14, 1791 in the District Court, Pennsylvania.

final_sentence: Lewis was appointed by George Washington on July 14, 1791 in the District Court, Pennsylvania.