He was in private practice in Detroit, Michigan from 1966 to 1968, and in Roseville, Michigan from 1968 to 1978, also serving as a member of the faculty of Detroit College of Law from 1968 to 1969, and as an associate government appeal agent for the Selective Service Administration from 1969 to 1972.
[1] On January 21, 1986, Zatkoff was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Ralph B.
He served as Chief Judge from 1999 to 2004, assuming senior status on June 16, 2004.
[1] Zatkoff died of cancer on January 22, 2015, in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.
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