Northern District of Ohio / Appointed 1981 / Served to 1992

Alvin I. Krenzler

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and confirmed by voice vote, Alvin I. Krenzler was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1948. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 9, 1981

Appointed by: Ronald Reagan, 1981
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1946 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1948
Succeeded: Don John Young
Succeeded by: David A. Katz

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1981	Northern District of Ohio · succeeded Don John Young	Reagan (R)	voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education

Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University)	A.B.	1946
Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law	LL.B.	1948
Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center	LL.M.	1963

Sources

FJC Biographical Directory

10 years on the Northern District of Ohio. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).