Donald J. Lee

Donald J. Lee (July 24, 1927 – March 17, 2011) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lee was in the United States Navy in the aftermath of World War II, from 1945 to 1947. He received an A.B. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1950 and an LL.B. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1954. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1956. He was a law clerk, Hon. Rabe Marsh, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1958. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1958 to 1984. He was a Councilman, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1963. He was a Special assistant state attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1974. He was a Solicitor, Borough of Green Tree, Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1988. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1990.

Lee was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Lee was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 9, 1989, to a seat vacated by Hubert I. Teitelbaum. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 9, 1990, and received his commission on March 12, 1990. He assumed senior status on April 6, 2000.

Sources

• Donald J. Lee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.