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David Dudley Dowd Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
David Dudley Dowd Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Sep 22, 1982. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Sep 22, 1982
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1929
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of OhioRonald Reagan · Sep 22, 1982 – Aug 4, 2016
Education
- College of WoosterB.A., 1951
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1954
Career
Private practice, Massillon, Ohio, 1954-1955, 1957-1975; U.S. Army, 1955-1957; Councilman-at-large, Massillon, Ohio, 1960; Assistant prosecutor, Stark County, Ohio, 1961-1967; Prosecutor, Stark County, Ohio 1967-1975; Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fifth Appellate District, 1975-1980; Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1980-1981; Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1981-1982; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1988-1992
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