Answer the following question: Facts: - predecessor: norma levy shapiro - office: judge eastern district of pennsylvania on the united states district court for the - nominator: george w. bush - birth date: 1948 - name: cynthia m. rufe - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania - termstart: may 3 , 2002 - alma mater: adelphi university university at buffalo law school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cynthia m. rufe .
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cynthia m. rufe -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is a district judge for the united states district court for the eastern district of pennsylvania .she joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by president george w. bush .