George Washington White

American judge

George Washington White (May 6, 1931 – November 12, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio .

Education and career

[(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_White&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Education and career")
]

Born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania , White received a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law in 1955. He was in private practice in Cleveland , Ohio from 1956 to 1968. He was a Referee for the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County , Ohio from 1957 to 1962. He was a city councilman in Cleveland from 1963 to 1968. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1968 to 1980.

Federal judicial service

[(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_White&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Federal judicial service")
]

White was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 28, 1980, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio , to a new seat created by 92 Stat.   . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 1999. He assumed senior status on February 26, 1999. White died on November 12, 2011, in Mayfield Heights , Ohio.

See also

[(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_White&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: See also")
]

• List of African-American federal judges

• List of African-American jurists

References

[(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_White&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: References")
]

1. Jump up to: 1

   George Washington White at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

2. ↑ "George W. White led U.S. District Court: news obituary" . 15 November 2011.

Sources

[(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_White&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Sources")
]

• George Washington White at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Washington_White&oldid=1349657979 "

Categories :

• 1931 births

• 2011 deaths

• Cleveland State University College of Law alumni

• Cleveland City Council members

• Ohio state court judges

• African-American judges

• Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

• United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter

• 20th-century American lawyers

• 21st-century American judges

• People from Duquesne, Pennsylvania

• Lawyers from Cleveland

• 20th-century African-American lawyers

• 20th-century Ohio politicians

Hidden categories:

• Articles with short description

• Short description is different from Wikidata

• FJC Bio template with ID same as Wikidata

• Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

Search

Search

George Washington White

2 languages Add topic