David W. Marston
| David W. Marston | |
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| U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office 1976–1978 |
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| Nominated by | Gerald R. Ford, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Peter F. Vaira, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 74–75) Tennessee, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | David W. Marston, Jr. |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater |
Maryville College Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer; Author |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
David Weese Marston, Sr., known as Dave Marston (born 1942), is a Philadelphia lawyer and author. He served as United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, Jr., and later ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania and Mayor of Philadelphia.
A Tennessee native, Marston graduated with a B.A. from Maryville College and in 1967 with a J.D. from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He then spent two years in the United States Navy. In 1969, he joined a Philadelphia law firm, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads. In 1973, however, he entered the political world to become an aide to Republican U.S. Senator Richard S. Schweiker of Pennsylvania, who was later tapped by Ronald W. Reagan as Reagan's choice for vice president were Reagan to have wrestled the presidential nomination from Gerald Ford in 1976.
Marston was appointed by President Gerald Ford to serve as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, serving until his dismissal by Jimmy Carter in 1978. A reportedly "stunned" Marston questioned why Carter removed him because Marston had successfully prosecuted Pennsylvania State Senator Henry Cianfrani on racketeering charges. Carter first said that he was unaware of Marston until the case became "highly publicized". Later, Carter told reporters that he did know that Marston was a last-minute Ford appointee, was not "a practicing attorney, had never had any prosecuting experience, and . . . had a very heavy commitment to calling press conferences."
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