George Washington White
George Washington White was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.Education and career
Born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, White received a Juris Doctor from Cleveland–Marshall College of Law in 1955. He was in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1956 to 1968. He was a Referee for the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1957 to 1962. He was a city councilman in Cleveland from 1963 to 1968. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1968 to 1980.Federal judicial service
White was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 28, 1980, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, to a new seat created by. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 1999. He assumed senior status on February 26, 1999. White died on November 12, 2011, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
