United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
(E.D. Mich.)
Seal of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Appeals to Sixth Circuit
Established February 24, 1863
Judges assigned 15
Chief judge Gerald Ellis Rosen
Official site

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the Federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern portion of the state of Michigan. It was established by an act of Congress on December 24, 1863, when the District of Michigan was split into two judicial districts.

The District Court is based in Detroit, with courthouses also located in Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, and Port Huron. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over the court (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan:

  • As of January 1, 2007, a vacancy exists in the Eastern District of Michigan due to Judge John Corbett O'Meara's decision to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of January 1, 2009, a second vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge Bernard A. Friedman to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
, Alexis Caswell Angell William H. Taft 19110302March 2, 1911 19120601June 1, 1912 0– resignation
, Marianne O. Battani Bill Clinton 20000602June 2, 2000 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Paul D. Borman Bill Clinton 19940810August 10, 1994 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle Jimmy Carter 19780923September 23, 1978 19830420April 20, 1983 0– resignation
, Henry Billings Brown Ulysses Grant 18750319March 19, 1875 18901230December 30, 1890 0– reappointment
, James Paul Churchill Gerald Ford 19741220December 20, 1974 19891231December 31, 1989 Incumbent 0–
, Robert Hardy Cleland George H.W. Bush 19900619June 19, 1990 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Avern Cohn Jimmy Carter 19790926September 26, 1979 19991009October 9, 1999 Incumbent 0–
, Julian Abele Cook Jr. Jimmy Carter 19780923September 23, 1978 19961230December 30, 1996 Incumbent 0–
, Sean Cox George W. Bush 20060612June 12, 2006 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Robert Edward DeMascio Richard M. Nixon 19710722July 22, 1971 19880116January 16, 1988 19990323March 23, 1999 death
, Patrick J. Duggan Ronald Reagan 19861014October 14, 1986 20000929September 29, 2000 Incumbent 0–
, Nancy Garlock Edmunds George H.W. Bush 19920210February 10, 1992 Incumbent 0– 0–
, John Feikens Dwight D. Eisenhower 19601013October 13, 1960[1] (date) 0– 0–
, John Feikens Richard M. Nixon 19701201December 1, 1970 19860301March 1, 1986 Incumbent 0–
, Ralph M. Freeman Dwight D. Eisenhower 19540610June 10, 1954 19730701July 1, 1973 19900329March 29, 1990 death
, Bernard A. Friedman Ronald Reagan 19880420April 20, 1988 20090101January 1, 2009 Incumbent 0–
, Paul V. Gadola Ronald Reagan 19881017October 17, 1988 20010131January 31, 2001 Incumbent 0–
, Horace Weldon Gilmore Jimmy Carter 19800618June 18, 1980 19910501May 1, 1991 Incumbent 0–
, Lawrence Gubow Lyndon B. Johnson 19680914September 14, 1968 19780326March 26, 1978 0– death
, Ralph B. Guy, Jr. Gerald Ford 19760512May 12, 1976 19851017October 17, 1985 0– reappointment
, Barbara Kloka Hackett Ronald Reagan 19860407April 7, 1986 19970408April 8, 1997 20000301March 1, 2000 retirement
, R. James Harvey Richard M. Nixon 19731219December 19, 1973 19840331March 31, 1984 Incumbent 0–
, Denise Page Hood Bill Clinton 19940616June 16, 1994 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Charles Wycliffe Joiner Richard M. Nixon 19720609June 9, 1972 19840815August 15, 1984 Incumbent 0–
, Frederick William Kaess Dwight D. Eisenhower 19600706July 6, 1960 19751213December 13, 1975 19790330March 30, 1979 death
, Damon Keith Lyndon B. Johnson 19671012October 12, 1967 19771122November 22, 1977 0– reappointment
, Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy Richard M. Nixon 19701007October 7, 1970 19791003October 3, 1979 0– reappointment
, Arthur A. Koscinski Harry S Truman 19450718July 18, 1945 19570430April 30, 1957 19571121November 21, 1957 death
, George La Plata Ronald Reagan 19850404April 4, 1985 19960803August 3, 1996 0– retirement
, David M. Lawson Bill Clinton 20000602June 2, 2000 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Arthur F. Lederle Franklin D. Roosevelt 19360306March 6, 1936 19600701July 1, 1960 19720429April 29, 1972 death
, Theodore Levin Harry S Truman 19460727July 27, 1946 19701231December 31, 1970 0– death
, John W. Longyear Ulysses Grant 18700218February 18, 1870 18750310March 10, 1875 0– death
, Thomas Lamson Ludington George W. Bush 20060612June 12, 2006 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Thaddeus M. Machrowicz John F. Kennedy 19610907September 7, 1961 19700217February 17, 1970 0– death
, Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. John F. Kennedy 19610929September 29, 1961 19660913September 13, 1966 0– reappointment
, Edward Julien Moinet Calvin Coolidge 19270613June 13, 1927[2] 19460228February 28, 1946 19521223December 23, 1952 death
, Stephen Murphy III George W. Bush 20080818August 18, 2008 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Stewart Albert Newblatt Jimmy Carter 19790926September 26, 1979 19931223December 23, 1993 Incumbent 0–
, Ernest Aloysius O'Brien Herbert Hoover 19310304March 4, 1931 19481009October 9, 1948 0– death
, John Corbett O'Meara Bill Clinton 19940915September 15, 1994 20070101January 1, 2007 Incumbent 0–
, Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan Dwight D. Eisenhower 19570807August 7, 1957 19600404April 4, 1960 0– reappointment
, Frank Albert Picard Franklin D. Roosevelt 19390223February 23, 1939 19590331March 31, 1959 19630228February 28, 1963 death
, Philip Pratt Richard M. Nixon 19701201December 1, 1970 19890207February 7, 1989 0– death
, Victoria A. Roberts Bill Clinton 19980629June 29, 1998 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Gerald Ellis Rosen George H.W. Bush 19900312March 12, 1990 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Stephen John Roth John F. Kennedy 19620507May 7, 1962 19740711July 11, 1974 0– death
, Charles Casper Simons Warren G. Harding 19230206February 6, 1923 19320202February 2, 1932 0– reappointment
, Talbot Smith John F. Kennedy 19611005October 5, 1961[3] 19711031October 31, 1971 19781221December 21, 1978 death
, George Caram Steeh III Bill Clinton 19980522May 22, 1998 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Richard Fred Suhrheinrich Ronald Reagan 19841004October 4, 1984 19900713July 13, 1990 0– reappointment
, Henry Harrison Swan Benjamin Harrison 18910119January 19, 1891 19110701July 1, 1911 0– retirement
, Arthur Tarnow Bill Clinton 19980522May 22, 1998 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Anna Diggs Taylor Jimmy Carter 19791102November 2, 1979 19981231December 31, 1998 Incumbent 0–
, Thomas Patrick Thornton Harry S Truman 19490202February 2, 1949 19660215February 15, 1966 19850701July 1, 1985 death
, Arthur J. Tuttle William H. Taft 19120806August 6, 1912 19441202December 2, 1944 0– death
, Ross Wilkins Andrew Jackson 18370126January 26, 1837 18700218February 18, 1870 0– retirement
, George E. Woods Ronald Reagan 19831116November 16, 1983 19931116November 16, 1993 20040813August 13, 2004 retirement
, Lawrence Paul Zatkoff Ronald Reagan 19860304March 4, 1986 20040616June 16, 2004 Incumbent 0–

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  2. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1927, and received commission on December 19, 1927.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.

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