Robert Edward DeMascio

Who was Robert Edward DeMascio?

Robert Edward DeMascio was a United States federal judge.

Born in Corapolis, Pennsylvania, DeMascio was in the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and received an LL.B. from Wayne State University Law School in 1951. He was in private practice in Detroit, Michigan from 1951 to 1953. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Chief of the Criminal Division, Detroit, Michigan from 1954 to 1961, returning to private practice in Detroit from 1961 to 1966. He was a judge on the Recorder's Court in Detroit from 1967 to 1971.

On June 14, 1971, DeMascio was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Theodore Levin. DeMascio was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on January 16, 1988. DeMascio served in that capacity until his death, in Detroit.