Donald Lee
| Donald Lee | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 3/12/1990 - 4/5/2000 |
| Senior: | 4/6/2000 - 3/17/2011 |
| Preceded by: | Hubert Teitelbaum |
| Succeeded by: | David Cercone |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1927 |
| Bachelors: | University of Pittsburgh (1950) |
| Law School: | Duquesne University School of Law (1954) |
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Donald J. Lee (1927-2011) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He passed away in March of 2011 while serving on senior status.
Lee was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on November 9, 1989, to a seat vacated by Hubert Teitelbaum; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1990, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on April 6, 2000.[1] Lee was succeeded in this position by David Cercone.
Early life and education
- University of Pittsburgh, A.B., 1950
- Duquesne University School of Law, LL.B., 1954
Professional career
- U.S. Navy, 1945-1947
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1954-1956
- Law clerk, Hon. Rabe Marsh, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-1958
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1958-1984
- Councilman, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, 1961-1963
- Special assistant state attorney general, Pennsylvania, 1963-1974
- Solicitor, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, 1963-1984, 1986-1988
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1984-1986, 1988-1990
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Lee was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on November 9, 1989, to a seat vacated by Hubert Teitelbaum; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1990, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on April 6, 2000.[1] Lee was succeeded in this position by David Cercone.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Lee's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hubert Teitelbaum |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1990–2000 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: David Cercone |
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
