Gary L. Lancaster
| Gary L. Lancaster | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Donetta W. Ambrose |
| Succeeded by | Sean J. McLaughlin |
| Judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office November 24, 1993 – April 24, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Timothy K. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office 1987–1993 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1949 Brownsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2013 (aged 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Slippery Rock State College University of Pittsburgh School of Law |
Gary L. Lancaster (August 14, 1949 – April 24, 2013) was a United States federal judge, Assistant District Attorney, and lawyer.
Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, Lancaster received a B.S. in secondary education from Slippery Rock State College in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1974.
From 1974 to 1978, Lancaster served as Regional Counsel to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission as well as an Assistant District Attorney in Allegheny County. He entered private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1978, where he focused mostly on criminal litigation.
In 1987, Lancaster was selected to serve as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He held this position until his nomination as a district judge by President Bill Clinton on October 25, 1993, to the seat vacated by Timothy K. Lewis, who had been elevated to a newly created seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Lancaster was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1993, and received his commission the following day.
While on the bench, Lancaster served on the committee responsible for drafting the Third Circuit's Model Civil Jury Instructions, and was also appointed by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to serve on the Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on Judicial Resources. He was also responsible for overseeing the renovation of the district's historic New Deal-era federal courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh.
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