Douglas Russell Cole
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Born 1964.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 13, 2019
- Senate vote
- 64 to 29
- Confirmed
- Dec 4, 2019
- Commissioned
- Dec 5, 2019
Education
- B.A., Ripon College, 1986
- B.S.E.E., University of Wisconsin, 1988
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1993
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1993-1994
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-1997
- Visiting assistant professor of law, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1997-1998
- Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1998-2000, 2006-2019
- Assistant professor of law, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2000-2003
- Solicitor, State of Ohio, 2003-2006
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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