Gustave Diamond
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
January 31, 1994 – October 30, 2021
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
1992–1994
Preceded byMaurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.
Succeeded byDonald Emil Ziegler
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
May 2, 1978 – January 31, 1994
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byEdward Dumbauld
Succeeded byRobert J. Cindrich
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
1963–1969
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byJoseph S. Ammerman
Succeeded byDick Thornburgh
Personal details
Born(1928-01-29)January 29, 1928
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 30, 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 93)
McMurray, Pennsylvania
EducationDuke University (AB)
Duquesne University School of Law (JD)

Gustave Diamond (January 29, 1928 – October 30, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[1]

Education and career

Born in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, Diamond was in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Duke University in 1951 and a Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law in 1956. He was a law clerk to Judge Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1961. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1963. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1969. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1975. He was in private practice in Washington, Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1978.[2]

Federal judicial service

Diamond was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 22, 1978, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to a seat vacated by Judge Edward Dumbauld. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 1, 1978, and received his commission on May 2, 1978. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1994. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1994. He was succeeded by Judge Robert J. Cindrich.[2]

Death

Diamond died on October 30, 2021, at his home in McMurray, Pennsylvania, at the age of 93, following 43 years of judicial service.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Justices and Judges of the United States Courts, Volume 2. The Office. 1987.
  2. ^ a b Gustave Diamond at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "Retired federal Judge Gustave Diamond dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Gustave Diamond Obituary (2021)". Legacy.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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Legal offices Preceded byEdward Dumbauld Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1978–1994 Succeeded byRobert J. Cindrich Preceded byMaurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1992–1994 Succeeded byDonald Emil Ziegler
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