Robert Edward DeMascio

Robert Edward DeMascio
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
January 16, 1988 – March 23, 1999
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
July 22, 1971 – January 16, 1988
Appointed by Richard Nixon
Preceded by Theodore Levin
Succeeded by Bernard A. Friedman
Personal details
Born Robert Edward DeMascio
(1923-01-11)January 11, 1923
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Died March 23, 1999(1999-03-23) (aged 76)
Detroit, Michigan
Education Wayne State University Law School (LL.B.)

Robert Edward DeMascio (January 11, 1923 – March 23, 1999) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, DeMascio was in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and received a Bachelor of Laws from Wayne State University Law School in 1951. He was in private practice in Detroit, Michigan from 1951 to 1953. He was an Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal Division of the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit from 1954 to 1961, returning to private practice in Detroit from 1961 to 1966. He was a judge of the Recorder's Court in Detroit from 1967 to 1971.[1]

Federal judicial service

On June 14, 1971, DeMascio was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Theodore Levin. DeMascio was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on January 16, 1988. DeMascio served in that capacity until his death on March 23, 1999, in Detroit.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Robert Edward DeMascio at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Theodore Levin		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1971–1988		 Succeeded by
Bernard A. Friedman
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