Karoline Mehalchick

Karoline Mehalchick (born 1976) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania since 2021. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court. Early life and education A Vermont native, Mehalchick is a daughter of George and Rita Mehalchick of Scranton. Her father is an attorney with the Lehnahan & Dempsey law firm. A graduate of Scranton High School, Mehalchick received a Bachelor of Science degree in geoscience from the Schreyer Honors College of Pennsylvania State University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School in 2001. Career From 2001 to 2002, Mehalchick served as a law clerk for Judge Trish Corbett on the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas. In 2006, she was named Pennsylvania's best young lawyer by the Pennsylvania Bar Association. That same year, she was the recipient of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Michael K. Smith Excellence in Service Award.