Judge Hardiman was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on January 9, 2007 and was confirmed by the Senate (95-0) on March 15, 2007. Prior to becoming an appellate judge, Judge Hardiman served as a trial judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania as of November 1, 2003. In 2008, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Judge Hardiman to the Information Technology Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Judge Hardiman was appointed Chairman of the IT Committee in 2013, and served in that capacity until September 30, 2021.
Before entering judicial service, Judge Hardiman handled a wide variety of litigation matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts as a partner at Reed Smith LLP (1999-2003), a partner at Titus & McConomy LLP (1996-1999), and as an associate with its predecessor firm, Cindrich & Titus (1992-1996). Judge Hardiman began his legal career as an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (1990-1992).
A 1987 honors graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Judge Hardiman received his law degree in 1990 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as a Notes and Comments Editor on the Georgetown Law Journal. In 2012, Judge Hardiman was elected as a member of the American Law Institute and was elected to its Council in 2019. Judge Hardiman regularly teaches a seminar on Advanced Constitutional Law at Duquesne University School of Law and teaches a one-week course entitled “Constitutional Law: the First and Second Amendments” at Georgetown University Law Center.
A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, Judge Hardiman has chambers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife Lori reside. They have three grown children.
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Fair Elections in an Era of Partisanship
2023 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
Judge Laurence Silberman Distinguished Judicial Lecture: Judge Thomas Hardiman
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law School1585 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
A Conversation with Judge Hardiman
Pittsburgh Lawyers Chapter
Rivers Club, Suite 411301 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Views from the Bench
Princeton Student Chapter
Robertson Hall 001Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
The Second Amendment: Recent Developments in the Federal Courts
Duquesne Student Chapter
Duquesne University School of Law600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Fair Elections in an Era of Partisanship
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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Fair Elections in an Era of Partisanship
2023 National Lawyers Convention
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Second Amendment: Next Steps in the Unfolding Litigation Battle
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Second Amendment: Next Steps in the Unfolding Litigation Battle
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Special Session: The Future of the Second Amendment's Right to Keep and Bear Arms: From the Supreme Court to Social Unrest in the Streets
2020 National Lawyers Convention
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