Paul V. Gadola

Paul Victor Gadola (July 21, 1929 – December 26, 2014) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Paul V. Gadola
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
January 31, 2001  December 26, 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 17, 1988  January 31, 2001
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn Feikens
Succeeded byThomas Lamson Ludington
Personal details
Born
Paul Victor Gadola

(1929-07-21)July 21, 1929
Flint, Michigan
DiedDecember 26, 2014(2014-12-26) (aged 85)
East Lansing, Michigan
EducationMichigan State University (A.B.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Flint, Michigan, Gadola received an Artium Baccalaureus from Michigan State University in 1951 and a Juris Doctor 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 from 1955 to 1988.[1]

Federal judicial service

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 Judge 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.[1]

Death

Gadola died on December 26, 2014, at Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing, Michigan.[2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Feikens
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1988–2001
Succeeded by
Thomas Lamson Ludington
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