Saporito, a former public defender, has been a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District since 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that the Senate has confirmed Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. to serve on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania:
“For nearly four decades, Judge Saporito has served the people of Luzerne County and Northeastern Pennsylvania with a commitment to fairness and integrity,” said Senator Casey. “From his work as an Assistant Public Defender to his long tenure as a magistrate judge for the Middle District, he is exceptionally qualified to take on this new role. I was pleased to join Senators on both sides of the aisle in voting to confirm Judge Saporito and I look forward to seeing him continue to serve the people of the Middle District.”
Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. has been a United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania since 2015 and has been the Court’s Chief United States Magistrate Judge since February 2024. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Saporito served as a part-time Assistant Public Defender in the Office of the Public Defender for the County of Luzerne, Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2015, while concurrently maintaining a private legal practice at Saporito & Saporito and then Saporito, Saporito & Falcone. Judge Saporito received his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1985, and his B.A. from Villanova University in 1982.
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