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
Born in
Duquesne,
Pennsylvania, White received a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
Cleveland–Marshall College of Law
Cleveland State University College of Law is the law school of Cleveland State University, a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. The school traces its origins to Cleveland Law School (founded in 1897), which merged in 1946 with the Jo ...
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
Cuyahoga County ( or ) is a large urban County (United States), county located in the Northeast Ohio, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the Canada–United States border, U.S.- ...
, 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
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 . 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
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List of African-American jurists
References
Sources
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1931 births
2011 deaths
Cleveland–Marshall 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 judges