Christopher Dennis Dingell (born February 23, 1957) is an American former politician and current judge. From

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, Dingell studied materials and metallurgical engineering at the

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. He then received his bachelor's degree from

in 1978 and his J.D. degree from

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in 1986. He served in the

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from 1987 to 2003 and was a

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. A third-generation politician, his grandfather John Dingell Sr., father John Dingell Jr., and stepmother

Debbie Dingell Deborah Ann Dingell ( ; ; November 23, 1953) is an American politician serving as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Michigan since 2015, representing the state's Michigan's 6th congressional district, 6th congres ...

have successively represented suburban Detroit in the

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since 1932. Dingell then began working as a

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judge, now as member of 3rd Circuit for Wayne County. Dingell is of Polish descent, through his great-grandparents who were immigrants from Bączal Górny.

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Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

American politicians of Polish descent