Ira Dement

Biography of Ira DeMent

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): DeMent
• First Name: Ira
• Date of Birth: December , 21 , 1931
• Place of Birth (POB): Birmingham , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Date of Death: July , 16 , 2011
• Place of Death (POD): Montgomery , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Ira DeMent Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: George H.W. Bush ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/14/1991
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Hobbs , Truman M.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/14/1991
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/12/1992
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/13/1992
• Commission Date: 03/18/1992
• Retirement from Active Service: 04/15/2002
• Date of Termination: 07/16/2011
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Ira DeMent in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Alabama
• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Law Degree Year: 1953

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Alabama School of Law
• Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Law Degree Year: 1958

Ira DeMent Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1953-1974
• U.S. Air Force Reserve major general and judge advocate, 1982-1986
• Law clerk, Hon. Pelham J. Merrill, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1958-1959
• Assistant attorney general, State of Alabama, 1959
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1959-1961
• Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1961-1969, 1977-1992
• Assistant city attorney, Montgomery, Alabama, 1965-1969
• U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1969-1977
• Special counsel, Gov. Fob James, Alabama, 1980-1982
• Special counsel, Gov. George C. Wallace, Alabama, 1983-1986
• Special counsel, Gov. Guy Hunt, Alabama, 1987-1988, 1991
• Chief judge, Wake Island Court of Appeals, 1985-1992

Resources

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