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Frank Joseph Battisti
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio · 1961
Frank Joseph Battisti , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Frank Joseph Battisti (October 4, 1922 – October 19, 1994) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Battisti's career featured groundbreaking—and sometimes controversial—rulings, notably his finding in 1976 that the Cleveland public school system was guilty of racial segregation.
Education
- Ohio UniversityA.B., 1947
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1950
Career
U.S. Army, 1942-1945; Assistant attorney general, State of Ohio, 1950-1951; Attorney advisor, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, 1951-1952; Instructor of law, Youngstown University Law School, 1952-1954; Private practice, Youngstown, Ohio, 1952-1958; First assistant director of law, Youngstown, Ohio, 1954-1958; Director and executive secretary, Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, Ohio, 1954-1958; Judge, Mahoning County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1958-1961; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1984
Biography
Frank Joseph Battisti (October 4, 1922 – October 19, 1994) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Battisti's career featured groundbreaking—and sometimes controversial—rulings, notably his finding in 1976 that the Cleveland public school system was guilty of racial segregation.
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