Robert Krupansky

Robert Krupansky

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Case Western Reserve University, 1946

Law

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1948

Personal

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio

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Robert B. Krupansky (1921-2004) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Early life and education

• Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 1946
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, LL.B, 1948

Professional career

• U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1946
• U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel, 1946-1972
• Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1948-1951
• Assistant state attorney general, Ohio, 1951-1957
• Director, Ohio Department of Liquor Control, 1957-1958
• Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio, 1958-1959
• Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1960-1969
• Legal consultant, City of Maryfield Heights, Ohio, 1960-1964
• Special counsel to the state attorney general, Ohio, 1964-1968
• U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1969-1970

Judicial career

Sixth Circuit

Krupansky was nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President Ronald Reagan on January 28, 1982, to a seat vacated by Paul Charles Weick; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1982, and received commission on March 10, 1982. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1991. He served the Sixth Circuit until his death on November 8, 2004.

Northern District of Ohio

Krupansky was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 13, 1970, and received commission on October 16, 1970. He served the Northern District of Ohio until he was elevated to the Sixth Circuit on March 19, 1982. Krupansky was succeeded in this position by Sam Bell.

External links

• Robert Krupansky's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Northern District of Ohio 1970–1982 Seat #8	Succeeded by: Sam Bell
Preceded by: Paul Weick	Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1982–2004	Succeeded by: Karen Moore