Gustave Diamond
Gustave Diamond (born January 29, 1928) is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[1]
Gustave Diamond | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office January 31, 1994 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Donald Emil Ziegler |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 2, 1978 – January 31, 1994 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Edward Dumbauld |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Cindrich |
| United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1963–1969 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Joseph S. Ammerman |
| Succeeded by | Dick Thornburgh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustave Diamond January 29, 1928 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Duke University (A.B.) Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.) |
Education and career
Born in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, Diamond was in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Duke University in 1951 and a Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law in 1956. He was a law clerk to Judge Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1961. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1963. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1969. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1975. He was in private practice in Washington, Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1978.[2]
Federal judicial service
Diamond was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 22, 1978, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to a seat vacated by Judge Edward Dumbauld. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 1, 1978, and received his commission on May 2, 1978. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1994. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1994. He was succeeded by Judge Robert J. Cindrich.[2]
References
- Justices and Judges of the United States Courts, Volume 2. The Office. 1987.
- Gustave Diamond at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Gustave Diamond at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Edward Dumbauld |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1978–1994 |
Succeeded by Robert J. Cindrich |
| Preceded by Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1992–1994 |
Succeeded by Donald Emil Ziegler |