Donetta W. Ambrose
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Senior status. Born 1945.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Oct 25, 1993
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 20, 1993
- Commissioned
- Nov 24, 1993
- Senior status
- Nov 5, 2010
Education
- B.A., Duquesne University, 1967
- J.D., Duquesne University School of Law, 1970
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Louis Manderino, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1970-1971
- Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1972-1974
- Private practice, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1974-1981
- Assistant district attorney, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1977-1981
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County [Pennsylvania], 1982-1993
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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