Paul Matia
Paul Ramon Matia (1937-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Matia was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on June 27, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 1991, and received commission three days later. He served as chief judge from 1999 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 2004. He retired on May 31, 2005.[1] Matia was succeeded in this position by Christopher Boyko.
Early life and education
- Western Reserve University, B.A., 1959
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1962[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Fairview Park, Ohio, 1962-1963
- Law clerk, Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1963-1966
- Assistant state attorney general, Ohio, 1966-1969
- Administrative assistant to state attorney general, Ohio, 1969-1970
- Private practice, Fairview Park, Ohio, 1971-1974
- Member, Ohio State Senate, 1971-1975
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1985
- Vice president, Van Meter, Ashbrook & Associates, 1982-1984
- Member, Ohio State Senate, 1979-1983
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1985-1991[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Michigan
Matia was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on June 27, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 1991, and received commission three days later. He served as chief judge from 1999 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 2004. He retired on May 31, 2005.[1] Matia was succeeded in this position by Christopher Boyko.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Paul Matia's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Ohio 1991–2004 Seat #12 |
Succeeded by: Christopher Boyko
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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 | ||
