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Ira DeMent
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Ira DeMent served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Mar 13, 1992. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Mar 13, 1992
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1931
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of AlabamaGeorge H.W. Bush · Mar 13, 1992 – Jul 16, 2011
Education
- University of AlabamaB.S., 1953
- University of Alabama School of LawJ.D., 1958
Career
U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1953-1974; U.S. Air Force Reserve major general and judge advocate, 1982-1986; Law clerk, Hon. Pelham J. Merrill, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1958-1959; Assistant attorney general, State of Alabama, 1959; Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1959-1961; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1961-1969, 1977-1992; Assistant city attorney, Montgomery, Alabama, 1965-1969; U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1969-1977; Special counsel, Gov. Fob James, Alabama, 1980-1982; Special counsel, Gov. George C. Wallace, Alabama, 1983-1986; Special counsel, Gov. Guy Hunt, Alabama, 1987-1988, 1991; Chief judge, Wake Island Court of Appeals, 1985-1992
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