Paul Victor Gadola

Paul Victor Gadola (July 21, 1929 – December 26, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career Gadola was born in Flint, Michigan. He attended University of Michigan from September 1947 to June 1948. He attended Flint Junior College in Flint Michigan from June 1948 to August 1949 and received an Associate of Arts.

Federal judicial service

On April 23, 1987, Gadola was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge John Feikens. Gadola was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1988, and received his commission on October 17, 1988. He assumed senior status on January 31, 2001 and stopped hearing cases in September 2008. He was succeeded by Judge Thomas Lamson Ludington.