United States District Court For The Eastern District of Michigan - Current Judges

Current Judges

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

  • As of May 25, 2010, a vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge Arthur Tarnow to assume senior status. On April 25, 2012, President Obama nominated Terrence G. Berg to the seat. His nomination is pending before the United States Senate.
  • As of June 10, 2012, a second vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge Marianne O. Battani to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of August 1, 2012, a third vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge Nancy Garlock Edmunds to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
46 Chief Judge Gerald Ellis Rosen Detroit 1951 1990–present 2009–present — G.H.W. Bush
47 District Judge Robert Hardy Cleland Detroit 1947 1990–present — — G.H.W. Bush
49 District Judge Denise Page Hood Detroit 1952 1994–present — — Clinton
50 District Judge Paul D. Borman Detroit 1939 1994–present — — Clinton
52 District Judge George Caram Steeh III Detroit 1947 1998–present — — Clinton
54 District Judge Victoria A. Roberts Detroit 1951 1998–present — — Clinton
56 District Judge David M. Lawson Detroit 1951 2000–present — — Clinton
57 District Judge Sean Cox Detroit 1957 2006–present — — G.W. Bush
58 District Judge Thomas Lamson Ludington Bay City 1953 2006–present — — G.W. Bush
59 District Judge Stephen Murphy III Detroit 1962 2008–present — — G.W. Bush
60 District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith Flint 1952 2010–present — — Obama
61 District Judge Gershwin A. Drain Detroit 1949 2012–present — — Obama
— District Judge (vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
— District Judge (vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
— District Judge (vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
28 Senior District Judge Charles Wycliffe Joiner inactive 1916 1972–1984 (none) 1984–2000 Nixon
29 Senior District Judge R. James Harvey inactive 1922 1973–1984 (none) 1984–2002 Nixon
30 Senior District Judge James Paul Churchill 1924 1974–1989 1989 1989–present Ford
33 Senior District Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. Detroit 1930 1978–1996 1989–1996 1996–present Carter
34 Senior District Judge Avern Cohn Detroit 1924 1979–1999 (none) 1999–present Carter
35 Senior District Judge Stewart Albert Newblatt 1927 1979–1993 (none) 1993–present Carter
36 Senior District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor Detroit 1932 1979–1998 1996–1998 1998–present Carter
37 Senior District Judge Horace Weldon Gilmore inactive 1918 1980–1991 (none) 1991–2010 Carter
41 Senior District Judge Lawrence Paul Zatkoff Port Huron 1939 1986–2004 1999–2004 2004–present Reagan
43 Senior District Judge Patrick J. Duggan Detroit 1933 1986–2000 (none) 2000–present Reagan
44 Senior District Judge Bernard A. Friedman Detroit 1943 1988–2009 2004–2009 2009–present Reagan
48 Senior District Judge Nancy Garlock Edmunds Detroit 1947 1992–2012 (none) 2012-present G.H.W. Bush
51 Senior District Judge John Corbett O'Meara Ann Arbor 1933 1994–2007 (none) 2007–present Clinton
53 Senior District Judge Arthur Tarnow Detroit 1942 1998–2010 (none) 2010–present Clinton
55 Senior District Judge Marianne O. Battani Detroit 1944 2000–2012 (none) 2012–present Clinton

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