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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, E.D. Pa.) is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It originally sat in Independence Hall in Philadelphia as the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, and is now located at the James Byrne Courthouse at 601 Market Street in Philadelphia. The Court's jurisdiction includes Philadelphia, as well as Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties. The district is a part of the Third Circuit, and appeals are taken to that Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). Currently the Federal District Courts are undergoing some policy changes, which includes court fees associated with the filing and prosecution of a number of actions. According to the National Bulletin, Vol 60, Page 188 (August 2011 ) these changes are designed to 'eliminate undue litigation while promptly addressing issues brought forward for review by the general public,' and though the fees and costs were not specifically addressed, a potential litigant needs further inquiry prior to filing any type of legal claim. The people in the district are represented by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. There are Eastern District federal courtrooms in Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, and Easton. The current Chief Judge for the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court is Judge Petrese B. Tucker. The current United States Marshal for the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court is David Blake Webb. ==History== 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. 73, on September 24, 1789.〔Asbury Dickens, ''A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America'' (1852), p. 388.〕〔(U.S. District Courts of Pennsylvania, Legislative history ), ''Federal Judicial Center''.〕 It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462,〔〔 into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, respectively.〔 Portions of these districts were subsequently subdivided into the Middle District on March 2, 1901, by 31 Stat. 880.〔 At the time of its initial subdivision, presiding judge Richard Peters, Jr. was reassigned to only the Eastern District. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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