Patricia Anne Gaughan

Patricia Anne Gaughan (born October 21, 1953) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Patricia Anne Gaughan
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
June 1, 2017
Preceded bySolomon Oliver Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Assumed office
December 26, 1995
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byAnn Aldrich
Personal details
Born (1953-10-21) October 21, 1953
Lakewood, Ohio
EducationSaint Mary's College (B.A.)
Notre Dame Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Gaughan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary's College in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Notre Dame Law School in 1978. She was an assistant prosecuting attorney of the Criminal Trial Division, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Ohio from 1978 to 1983 and from 1984 to 1987. She was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Economic Crime Division, Northern District of Ohio from 1983 to 1984. She was an adjunct professor at Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University from 1983 to 1987, and was in private practice in Cleveland from 1984 to 1987. She was a judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from 1987 to 1995.

Federal judicial service

On September 29, 1995, Gaughan was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Ann Aldrich. Gaughan was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received her commission on December 26, 1995. She became Chief Judge on June 1, 2017.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Ann Aldrich		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1995–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Solomon Oliver Jr.		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
2017–present
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