Lawrence Paul Zatkoff (June 16, 1939 – January 22, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Zatkoff received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy) in 1962 and a

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from

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(now

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) in 1966. He was an assistant prosecuting attorney of Macomb County, Michigan in 1966. He was in private practice in Detroit, Michigan from 1966 to 1968, and in Roseville, Michigan from 1968 to 1978, also serving as a member of the faculty of

from 1968 to 1969, and as an associate government appeal agent for the

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from 1969 to 1972. He was a judge on the Macomb County Probate Court from 1978 to 1982, and on the Macomb County Circuit Court from 1982 to 1986.

Federal judicial service

On January 21, 1986, Zatkoff was nominated by President

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to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge

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Zatkoff was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1986, and received his commission on March 4, 1986. He served as Chief Judge from 1999 to 2004, assuming senior status on June 16, 2004. Zatkoff died of cancer on January 22, 2015, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.'Port Huron federal Judge Lawrence Zatkoff dies at age 75, Monroe News (Michigan), January 27, 2015

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* 1939 births 2015 deaths Michigan state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 20th-century American judges Lawyers from Detroit University of Detroit Mercy alumni Detroit College of Law alumni Detroit College of Law faculty People from Roseville, Michigan {{US-federal-judge-stub