Gustave Diamond (January 29, 1928 – October 30, 2021) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Burgettstown,

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, Diamond was in the

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from 1946 to 1948. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1951 and a

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from

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in 1956. He was a

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to Judge Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1961. He was an

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of the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1963. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1969. He was in private practice in

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, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1975. He was in private practice in

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, Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1978.

Federal judicial service

Diamond was nominated by President

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on March 22, 1978, to the

, to a seat vacated by Judge Edward Dumbauld. He was confirmed by the

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on May 1, 1978, and received his commission on May 2, 1978. He served as Chief Judge from 1992 to 1994. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1994. He was succeeded by Judge

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Death

Diamond died on October 30, 2021, at his home in

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, at the age of 93, following 43 years of judicial service.

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