Born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, White received a Juris Doctor from the Cleveland State University College of Law in 1955.

He was a Referee for the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1957 to 1962.

[1] White was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 28, 1980, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980.

White died on November 12, 2011, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.