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# Gene E.K. Pratter

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- State: Pennsylvania
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania, 2004-present
- Gene Ellen Kreyche Pratter (1949–2024) was a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, serving from 2004 until her death in 2024, and was widely respected for her judicial and legal work
- Began her career in Philadelphia at Duane Morris LLP, where she worked as a partner and held the role of General Counsel from 1999 to 2004.

### Education

- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

### Additional information

- Joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
- Private practice, Philadelphia, PA, 1975-2004
- Born February 25, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, Pratter earned her A.B. from Stanford University in 1971 and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1975
- Date of birth: 1949-01-01
- Her practice focused on commercial litigation, ethics matters, and professional liability disputes.
- She was also an Overseer of Penn Carey Law and a member of the National Association of Women Judges
- She was also active in legal ethics, serving on the ABA Litigation Section’s Committee on Ethics and Professionalism and as chair of the Philadelphia Bar’s Professional Guidance Committee
- Birth place: Chicago, IL

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### recording photography evidence presentation

Scope: statewide

For Pennsylvania Common Pleas proceedings, statewide Pa.R.J.A. 1910 prohibits courtroom broadcasting, recording, and photography unless an exception or judicial authorization applies; the rule also recognizes judge-authorized electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation.

Evidence excerpt: the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence

[201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2618/gene-ek-pratter/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2618/gene-ek-pratter/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2618/gene-ek-pratter/)
- [201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2618/gene-ek-pratter/)
- [Judicial Nominations - Judge Gene E.K. Pratter (Text Only)](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/text/pratter.html)
- [Gene Pratter - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Gene_Pratter)
- [Wikidata: Gene E. K. Pratter](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531188)

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