Bartle was nominated by President
George H. W. Bush on May 15, 1991, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge
Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission on September 16, 1991. He served as the chief judge from 2006 to 2011. He assumed
senior status on October 1, 2011. He was a member of the
Judicial Conference of the United States from 2008 to 2011. ==References==