Donald Nugent

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Donald Nugent
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Tenure
2017 - Present
Years in position
8
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Years in office: 1995 - 2017
Education
Bachelor's
Xavier University, 1970
Law
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1974
Graduate
National Judicial College, 1994
Personal
Birthplace
Minneapolis, MN
Contact


Donald C. Nugent is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 1995 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.

Early life and education

A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nugent graduated from Xavier University with his bachelor's degree in 1970, from Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law with his J.D. in 1974, and from the National Judicial College with his master of judicial studies in 1994.[1]

Military service

Nugent served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1970 to 1971.[1]

Professional career

  • 2017-present: Senior judge
  • 1995-2016: Judge

Judicial career

Northern District of Ohio

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Donald C. Nugent
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Progress
Confirmed 64 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: April 27, 1995
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: June 6, 1995
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ApprovedAReported: June 22, 1995 
ApprovedAConfirmed: June 30, 1995
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Nugent was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by President Bill Clinton on April 27, 1995, to a seat vacated by Thomas Lambros. The American Bar Association rated Nugent Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination.[2] Hearings on Nugent's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 6, 1995, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on June 22, 1995. Nugent was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 30, 1995, and he received his commission the same day. Nugent elected to take senior status beginning on January 1, 2017.[1][3]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Thomas Lambros
Northern District of Ohio
1995–2017
Seat #7
Succeeded by:
Pamela A. Barker