John William Potter

John William Potter (October 25, 1918 – October 3, 2013) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

John William Potter
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
August 1, 1992 – October 3, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
June 21, 1982 – August 1, 1992
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byWilliam Kernahan Thomas
Succeeded byKathleen M. O'Malley
52nd Mayor of Toledo
In office
1961–1967
Preceded byMichael J. Damas
Succeeded byWilliam J. Ensign
Personal details
Born
John William Potter

(1918-10-25)October 25, 1918
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 2013(2013-10-03) (aged 94)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Toledo (Ph.B.)
University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Toledo, Ohio, Potter received a Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of Toledo in 1940 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1946. He joined the United States Army Reserve, serving from 1946 to 1951 and achieving the rank of captain. Potter was in private practice in Toledo from 1947 to 1969. He was mayor of Toledo from 1961 to 1967. He was an assistant state attorney general of Ohio from 1968 to 1969, and was then a judge on the Ohio Sixth District Courts of Appeals until 1982.[1]

Federal judicial service
Judicial portrait of Potter, 2002, by Robert Kuester.

On May 5, 1982, Potter was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge William Kernahan Thomas. Potter was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1982, and received his commission on June 21, 1982. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1992, serving in that status until his death on October 3, 2013, in Toledo.[1][2]

References
  1. "Potter, John William - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. "John W. Potter, 1918-2013: Former Toledo mayor initiated downtown development". 6 October 2013.

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