Paul V. Gadola
Paul Victor Gadola (July 21, 1929 – December 26, 2014) was a United States District Judge.
Biography
Born in Flint, Michigan, Gadola received an A.B. from Michigan State University in 1951 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1953. He was in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. He was in private practice in Flint, Michigan from 1955 to 1988.
On April 23, 1987, Gadola was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by John Feikens. Gadola was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1988, and received his commission on October 17, 1988. He assumed senior status on January 31, 2001 and stopped hearing cases in September 2008. He was succeeded by Judge Thomas Lamson Ludington.
He died on December 26, 2014, at Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing, Michigan.[1]
References
External links
- Paul V. Gadola at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 1988–2001 |
Succeeded by Thomas Lamson Ludington |
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1929 births
- 2014 deaths
- People from Flint, Michigan
- Michigan State University alumni
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- United States Army personnel
