U.S. District Judge Legrome D. Davis of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania—who has been tapped to preside over cases stemming from last month’s Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia—is the right person for the job of handling the complexity of disaster litigation, according to those who know him.
Davis, who according to U.S. District Chief Judge Petrese B. Tucker of the Eastern District was randomly assigned to the incoming cases, has served for roughly 13 years on the federal bench. Prior to that, Davis was a judge in the criminal division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1987 to 2002. Before becoming a judge, Davis was a prosecutor in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
