Thomas Demetrios Lambros

Thomas Demetrios Lambros
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
1990–1995
Preceded by Frank J. Battisti
Succeeded by George Washington White
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
August 18, 1967 – February 10, 1995
Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded by Donald C. Nugent
Personal details
Born Thomas Demetrios Lambros
1930 (age 87–88)
Ashtabula, Ohio
Education Cleveland–Marshall College of Law (LL.B.)

Thomas Demetrios Lambros (born 1930) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and is currently an attorney in private practice.

Education and career

Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, Lambros received a Bachelor of Laws from Cleveland–Marshall College of Law in 1952. He was a Claims Representative for the Buckeye Union Casualty Company in Akron, Ohio from 1952 to 1953. He was in the United States Army as a law clerk in the JAG Corps from 1954 to 1956. He was in private practice of law in Ashtabula from 1956 to 1961. He was a judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1961 to 1967.[1]

Federal judicial service

Lambros was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 5, 1967, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 18, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1995, becoming both the first Greek American federal judge and first Greek American Chief Judge of a federal court.[2] His service was terminated on February 10, 1995, due to his retirement.[1]

Post judicial service

Since his retirement from the federal bench, Lambros has engaged in the private practice of law. He currently practices with the firm of Janik LLP and remains active as of September 2018.[3]

Honor

The Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building & United States Courthouse, built in Youngstown, Ohio in 1995, was named for Lambros in 1996.[4][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Thomas Demetrios Lambros at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. 1 2 "THOMAS LAMBROS - Greek-American judge is honored by his peers".
  3. ↑ "Thomas Lambros - Janik L.L.P."
  4. ↑ "Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse". www.gsa.gov.

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Preceded by
Seat established by 80 Stat. 75		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1967–1995		 Succeeded by
Donald C. Nugent
Preceded by
Frank J. Battisti		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1990–1995		 Succeeded by
George Washington White
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