Lawrence Paul Zatkoff

Personal

Birthday: 
6/16/1939
Birthplace: 
Detroit, MI
Date of Death: 
1/22/2015
Place of Death: 
St. Clair Shores, MI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Assistant prosecutor, Macomb County, Michigan, 1966
Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1966-1968
Private practice, Roseville, Michigan, 1968-1978
Faculty, Detroit College of Law, 1968-1969
Associate government appeal agent, Selective Service Administration, 1969-1972
Judge, Macomb County [Michigan] Probate Court, 1978-1982
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1982-1986

Education

Name of School: 
University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy)
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1962
Name of School - Second: 

Michigan State University College of Law

MSU Law offers a rigorous and intellectually challenging required curriculum enhanced by numerous specialty programs. Its integrated learning connecting theory to practice provides a thorough education in all principal areas of law and practice and gives you knowledge and hands-on experience that prepares you for a successful career.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1966

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Court Name: 

Michigan Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
3/4/1986
Retirement from Active Service: 
6/16/2004
Termination Date: 
1/22/2015
Termination Reason: 
Death