Dan Polster

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Dan Polster
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Title:   Judge
Position:   Seat #5
Service:
Appointed by:   Bill Clinton
Active:   8/3/1998 - Present
Preceded by:   David Dowd
Personal History
Born:   1951
Home State:   Cleveland, OH
Bachelors:   Harvard College, A.B., 1972
Law School:   Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976

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Dan A. Polster is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.

Early life and education

Polster graduated cum laude from Harvard with his Bachelor's Degree in 1972 and with his Juris doctor degree in 1976.[1]

Professional career

After law school, Polster worked for the US Department of Justice from 1976 to 1998 first as a Trial Attorney for the US Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division of the Clevleland Office and from 1982 to 1998 served in the U.S. Attorney's Office as a Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Economic Crimes Division for the Northern District of Ohio from 1982 to 1998.[1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Ohio

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator John Glenn, Polster was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 31, 1997 to a seat vacated by David Dowd Polster was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 1998 on a majority voice vote and received commission on August 3, 1998.[2]

Notable cases

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Mahoning County Jail

Judge Polster will meet with Mahoning County Jail officials on March 16, 2010 to approve a request from Mahoning County to close half of the jail due to a financial crisis affecting the county. The meeting comes after the cash-strapped county gave lay-off notices to 101 sheriff's deputies that work in the jail. The jail housed federal prisoners, but the reasons for the layoffs come after the county had received less revenue from federal prisoner intake due to economic conditions.[3]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
David Dowd
Northern District of Ohio
1998–Current
Seat #5
Succeeded by:
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