Donald John Lee

Judge Donald John Lee

Personal

Birthday:

7/24/1927

Birthplace:

Pittsburgh, PA

Date of Death:

3/17/2011

Place of Death:

Pittsburgh, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy, 1945-1947
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1954-1956, 1958-1984
Law clerk, Hon. Rabe Marsh, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-1958
Councilman, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, 1961-1963
Special assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1963-1974
Solicitor, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania, 1963-1984, 1986-1988
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1984-1986, 1988-1990

Education

Name of School:

University of Pittsburgh

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1950

Name of School - Second:

Duquesne University School of Law

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1954

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating:

George H.W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/12/1990

Retirement from Active Service:

4/6/2000

Termination Date:

3/17/2011

Termination Reason:

Death