George La Plata
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, George La Plata was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1956. Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1924–2010
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wayne (now Wayne State University) 1951 · Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State College of Law) 1956
- Succeeded by
- Victoria A. Roberts
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Eastern District of Michigan | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Wayne University (now Wayne State University) | A.B. | 1951 |
| Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) | LL.B. | 1956 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Plata was assigned 3,073 district-court cases (1979–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 226 days across 3,073 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George La Plata?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed George La Plata to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1985.
- Was George La Plata appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George La Plata was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George La Plata's confirmation vote?
- George La Plata was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George La Plata on?
- George La Plata was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).