Robert B. Krupansky Explained

Robert B. Krupansky
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Term Start:July 1, 1991
Term End:November 8, 2004
Office1:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Term Start1:March 10, 1982
Term End1:July 1, 1991
Appointer1:Ronald Reagan
Predecessor1:Paul Charles Weick
Successor1:Karen Nelson Moore
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Term Start2:October 16, 1970
Term End2:March 19, 1982
Appointer2:Richard Nixon
Predecessor2:Seat established by 84 Stat. 294
Successor2:Sam H. Bell
Birth Name:Robert Bazil Krupansky
Birth Date:15 August 1921
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio
Death Place:Cleveland, Ohio
Education:Case Western Reserve University (BA)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (JD)

Robert Bazil Krupansky (August 15, 1921 – November 8, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Krupansky was in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1946, and a Bachelor of Laws from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1948. He was a United States Air Force Reserve Colonel from 1946 to 1972. He was in private practice in Cleveland from 1948 to 1951. He was an assistant state attorney general of Ohio from 1951 to 1957. He was the Director of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control from 1957 to 1958. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1958 to 1959. He was in private practice in Cleveland from 1960 to 1969. He was a legal consultant for the City of Mayfield Heights, Ohio from 1960 to 1964. He was a special counsel to the state attorney general of Ohio from 1964 to 1968. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio from 1969 to 1970.[1] His First Assistant attorney was Robert Jones and additional details of Krupansky's work as U.S. Attorney may be found at http://robertjonesjd.com Robert Walter Jones JD Library and Archive.

Federal judicial service

Krupansky was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. Krupansky served in that capacity until March 19, 1982, due to elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Krupansky was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on January 28, 1982, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Paul Charles Weick. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1982, and received his commission on March 10, 1982. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1991. Krupansky served in that capacity until his death on November 8, 2004, in Cleveland.[1]

Krupansky's sister, Blanche Krupansky, was a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krupansky, Robert B. - Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov. June 29, 2019.