David Stewart Porter

David Stewart Porter
David Stewart Porter
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
	In office; September 23, 1979 – January 5, 1989
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
	In office; 1977–1979
Preceded by	Timothy Sylvester Hogan
Succeeded by	Carl Bernard Rubin
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
	In office; November 3, 1966 – September 23, 1979
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded by	S. Arthur Spiegel
Personal details
Born	David Stewart Porter; September 23, 1909; Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	January 5, 1989 (aged 79)
Education	University of Cincinnati (A.B.); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D.)

David Stewart Porter (September 23, 1909 – January 5, 1989) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Porter received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1932 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1934. He was an attorney for the Legal Department of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1935 to 1936. He was in private practice in Troy, Ohio from 1936 to 1949. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Miami County, Ohio from 1949 to 1966.[1]

Federal judicial service

Porter was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 30, 1966, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966. He served as Chief Judge from 1977 to 1979. He assumed senior status on September 23, 1979. Porter served in that capacity until his death on January 5, 1989.[1]

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References

David Stewart Porter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

David Stewart Porter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 80 Stat. 75	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1966–1979	Succeeded by S. Arthur Spiegel
Preceded by Timothy Sylvester Hogan	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1977–1979	Succeeded by Carl Bernard Rubin

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[auto-1] David Stewart Porter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.