John William Potter

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 by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	William Kernahan Thomas
Succeeded by	Kathleen M. O'Malley
52nd Mayor of Toledo
In office 1961–1967
Preceded by	Michael J. Damas
Succeeded by	William J. Ensign
Personal details
Born	John William Potter (1918-10-25)October 25, 1918 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died	October 3, 2013(2013-10-03) (aged 94) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Education	University of Toledo (Ph.B.) University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

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.

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

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

Sources

• John William Potter at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• John W. Potter Papers The University of Toledo
• John William Potter's obituary

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Mayors of Toledo, Ohio

1. John Berdan
2. Hezekiah D. Mason
3. Myron H. Tilden
4. James Myers
5. George B. Way
6. Richard Mott
7. Emery D. Potter
8. Daniel O. Morton
9. Caleb F. Abbott
10. Charles M. Dorr
11. Daniel McBain
12. Egbert B. Brown
13. Ira L. Clark
14. Mavor Brigham
15. Charles M. Dorr
16. Alexander Brownlee
17. Alexander H. Newcomb
18. Isaac R. Sherwood
19. John Manor
20. Charles M. Dorr
21. Charles A. King
22. William Kraus
23. William W. Jones
24. Guido Marx
25. William W. Jones
26. Jacob Romeis
27. George W. Scheets
28. Samuel F. Forbes
29. James Kent Hamilton
30. Vincent J. Emmick
31. Guy G. Major
32. Samuel M. Jones
33. Robert H. Finch
34. Brand Whitlock
35. Carl Henry Keller
36. Charles M. Milroy
37. Cornell Schreiber
38. Bernard F. Brough
39. Fred J. Mery
40. William T. Jackson
41. Addison Q. Thacher
42. Solon T. Klotz
43. Roy C. Start
44. John Q. Carey
45. Lloyd Emerson Roulet
46. Michael DiSalle
47. Ollie Czelusta
48. Lloyd Emerson Roulet
49. Ollie Czelusta
50. John W. Yager
51. Michael J. Damas
52. John William Potter
53. William J. Ensign
54. Harry W. Kessler
55. Douglas DeGood
56. Donna Owens
57. John McHugh
58. Carty Finkbeiner
59. Jack Ford
60. Carty Finkbeiner
61. Michael Bell
62. D. Michael Collins
63. Paula Hicks-Hudson
64. Wade Kapszukiewicz

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