Arthur A. Koscinski (April 1, 1887 – November 21, 1957) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Posen,
German Empire
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, (now
Poznań
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,
Poland
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), Koscinski emigrated to the United States and received a
Bachelor of Laws
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from the
University of Michigan Law School
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in 1910. He was in private practice in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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from 1910 to 1945. He was a public administrator for
Wayne County, Michigan from 1923 to 1936, and was a member of the Detroit City Pension Commission from 1934 to 1937, and then of the Michigan Public Trust Commission from 1937 to 1938. He was a government appeal agent for the
Selective Service Board from 1940 to 1945. He was a member of the Michigan Constitutional Revision Commission in 1941, and a member of the Board of Wayne County Institutions from 1942 to 1943.
Federal judicial service
On June 4, 1945, Koscinski was nominated by President
Harry S. Truman
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to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Arthur J. Tuttle. Koscinski was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on July 17, 1945, and received his commission on July 18, 1945. He assumed
senior status on April 30, 1957. Koscinski served in that capacity until his death on November 21, 1957.
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1887 births
1957 deaths
Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
University of Michigan Law School alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman