| Thomas Vanaskie | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Term Start: | November 30, 2018 |
| Term End: | January 2, 2019 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Term Start1: | April 26, 2010 |
| Term End1: | November 30, 2018 |
| Appointer1: | Barack Obama |
| Predecessor1: | Franklin Van Antwerpen |
| Successor1: | Peter J. Phipps |
| Office2: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Term Start2: | 1999 |
| Term End2: | 2006 |
| Predecessor2: | Sylvia H. Rambo |
| Successor2: | Yvette Kane |
| Office3: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Term Start3: | February 10, 1994 |
| Term End3: | April 28, 2010 |
| Appointer3: | Bill Clinton |
| Predecessor3: | Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089 |
| Successor3: | Matthew W. Brann |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Shamokin, Pennsylvania |
| Education: | Lycoming College (BA) |
Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie (born November 11, 1953) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and former judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Vanaskie was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lycoming College in 1975 and earned a Juris Doctor from Dickinson School of Law in 1978. He was a law clerk for Judge William Joseph Nealon Jr. of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1978 to 1980.
Vanaskie worked in private legal practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1994.
On November 17, 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Vanaskie to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania that was created by 104 Stat. 5089. Vanaskie was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1994, and received his commission on February 11, 1994. Vanaskie served as chief judge from 1999 to 2006. His service terminated on April 28, 2010, after being elevated to the court of appeals.
On August 6, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Vanaskie to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that was created when Judge Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen assumed senior status in 2006.[1] On November 5, 2009, Vanaskie's nomination was considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was reported to the full Senate by the committee on December 3, 2009.[2] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Vanaskie's nomination on April 15, 2010.[3] The Senate confirmed Vanaskie on April 21, 2010, by a 77–20 vote.[4] He received his judicial commission on April 26, 2010. Vanaskie assumed senior status on November 30, 2018. He retired from active service on January 2, 2019.