Joseph F. Leeson Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 5, 2014–present
Joseph F. Leeson Jr.
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Solicitor, Board of Ethics, Easton, PA, 2013-2014
- Alternative zoning solicitor, Borough of Bangor, PA, 2011-2014
- Tax hearing officer, Bethlehem Township, PA, 2011-2014
- Solicitor, East Allen Township, PA, 2006-2014
- General Purpose Authority solicitor, 2004-2013
- city solicitor, 1998-2003
- city council solicitor, 1991-1998
- Solicitor's Office, Bethlehem, PA, 1991-2003
- Industrial Development Authority solicitor, 1991-2004
- Personnel Appeals Board solicitor, 1985-1990
- Office of the Solicitor, Northampton County, PA, 1985-2013
- Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1981-2014
- Private practice, Bethlehem, PA, 1980-2014
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 2014-present
Education
- DeSales University · B.A., 1977
- Columbus School of Law
Personal record
Born 1955 · Allentown, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Courthouse and Federal Building, Courtroom C, Third Floor, 504 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101.2 2. Courtroom Technology The Judge’s courtroom is not an electronic courtroom. Requests for Court approval for the parties to provide and pay for (at the parties’ expense) courtroom technology should be directed to the Criminal/Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Justin F.leepol.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394701CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1895/joseph-f-leeson-jr/leepol.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/sites/paed/files/documents/procedures/leepol.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts