Meet the Judge: Mitchell S. Goldberg
Mitchell S. Goldberg: U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg
Mitchell S. Goldberg is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1959. Goldberg received his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in 1981 and his law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1986.
After working as an assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from 1986 to 1989, Goldberg entered private practice in Pennsylvania until 1996. He then became an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1997, serving in that position until 2003 when he was elected to a judgeship on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law from 2002 to 2006.
On July 24, 2008, Goldberg was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by John R. Padova. Goldberg was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 2008, and received his commission on October 31, 2008.
As a federal judge, Goldberg has presided over many notable cases, including the 2010 case against former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Thomasine Tynes, who was convicted of fraud for accepting a bribe in exchange for helping someone obtain a Pennsylvania driver's license. He has also been involved in several intellectual property cases, including a 2015 case in which he ruled that a patent was invalid because it was too similar to prior art.
In his policies and procedures, Judge Goldberg emphasizes the importance of voluntary, cooperative discovery in a timely manner. He encourages attorneys to resolve straightforward discovery disputes through a telephone conference, and he requires all pleadings to be filed electronically through the Electronic Case Filing System.
Goldberg's policies and procedures provide valuable insights into his approach to managing cases and can be found at the links below.
Please note that this article is for biographical and informational purposes only, and is not sanctioned or approved by Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg.