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Donald Lee
Donald J. Lee (1927-2011) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He passed away in March of 2011 while serving on senior status.
Lee was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on November 9, 1989, to a seat vacated by Hubert Teitelbaum; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1990, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on April 6, 2000.[1] Lee was succeeded in this position by David Cercone. Lee died on March 17th, 2011.
Early life and education
- University of Pittsburgh, A.B., 1950
- Duquesne University School of Law, LL.B., 1954
Professional career
- U.S. Navy, 1945-1947
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1954-1956
- Law clerk, Hon. Rabe Marsh, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-1958
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1958-1984
- Councilman, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, 1961-1963
- Special assistant state attorney general, Pennsylvania, 1963-1974
- Solicitor, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, 1963-1984, 1986-1988
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1984-1986, 1988-1990
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Pennsylvania
Lee was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on November 9, 1989, to a seat vacated by Hubert Teitelbaum; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1990, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on April 6, 2000.[1] Lee was succeeded in this position by David Cercone.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Lee's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hubert Teitelbaum |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1990–2000 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: David Cercone
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
