Charles R. Weiner

Charles R. Weiner (June 27, 1922 – November 9, 2005) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1953 to 1967 and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 2005 including as senior judge from 1988 to 2005. Education and career Born in Philadelphia, Weiner was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He thereafter received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1947, a Bachelor of Laws from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1949, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976. He was an assistant district attorney of Philadelphia County from 1952 to 1953, and was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 7th district from 1953 to 1967, serving as minority floor leader from 1959 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1964, and as majority floor leader from 1961 to 1962. During this time, he maintained a private practice in Philadelphia. Federal judicial service