David Dowd

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David Dowd
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Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Education

Bachelor's

College of Wooster, 1951

Law

University of Michigan Law School, 1954

Personal
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio

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David Dudley Dowd, Jr. was an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 1982 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Dowd took senior status in June 1996 and retired from the court July 11, 2014. Judge Dowd died on August 4, 2016.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dowd graduated from Wooster College with his bachelor's degree in 1951 and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1954.

Professional career

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of Ohio

On the recommendation of Ohio Congressman Delbert Latta, Dowd was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on August 24, 1982, to a seat vacated by Judge Leroy John Contie, Jr as Contie assumed senior status. Dowd was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 22, 1982, and received commission on September 23, 1982. Dowd later assumed senior status on June 30, 1996, and retired from the court on July 11, 2014. Judge Dowd died on August 4, 2016.[1][3]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed August 6, 2016
  2. ↑ Ohio.com, "Retiring federal Judge David D. Dowd Jr. reflects on long career on bench," July 12, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cleveland.com, "Retired Akron federal judge David Dowd dies at 87," August 4, 2016
Political offices
Preceded by:
Leroy Contie 		Northern District of Ohio
1982–1996
Seat #5 		Succeeded by:
Dan Polster



Ohio courts

Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio

State courts:

Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims

State resources:

Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio

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