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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.)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seal.png
Map of US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.svg
Location Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse
(Detroit)
More locations
Appeals to Sixth Circuit
EstablishedFebruary 24, 1863
Judges15
Chief Judge Stephen Murphy III
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.
U.S. Marshal Owen M. Cypher
www.mied.uscourts.gov
Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, taken January 2010. Theodore Levin United States Courthouse Detroit MI.jpg
Theodore Levin United States Courthouse in Detroit, taken January 2010.
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Port Huron, taken August 2003. Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse, Port Huron, MI Aug 03.gif
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Port Huron, taken August 2003.

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 the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan. The 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).

Contents

As of July 16,2025, the acting United States attorney is Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr.

History

The United States District Court for the District of Michigan was established on July 1, 1836, by 5  Stat.   61, with a single judgeship. [1] The district court was not assigned to a judicial circuit, but was granted the same jurisdiction as United States circuit courts, except in appeals and writs of error, which were the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Due to the so-called "Toledo War", a boundary dispute with Ohio, Michigan did not become a state of the Union until January 26, 1837. On March 3, 1837, Congress passed an act that repealed the circuit court jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the District of Michigan, assigned the District of Michigan to the Seventh Circuit, and established a U.S. circuit court for the district, 5  Stat.   176. [1]

On July 15, 1862, Congress reorganized the circuits and assigned Michigan to the Eighth Circuit by 12  Stat.   576, [1] and on January 28, 1863, the Congress again reorganized Seventh and Eight Circuits and assigned Michigan to the Seventh Circuit, by 12  Stat.   637. [1] On February 24, 1863, Congress divided the District of Michigan into the Eastern and the Western Districts, with one judgeship authorized for each district, by 12  Stat.   660. Ross Wilkins, who had been the only district judge to serve the District of Michigan, was reassigned to the Eastern District. [1] [2] Finally, on July 23, 1866, by 14  Stat.   209, Congress assigned the two Districts in Michigan to the Sixth Circuit, where they remain. [1]

Divisions

The Eastern District comprises two divisions. [3]

Northern Division

The Northern Division comprises the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, and Tuscola. [3]

Court for the Northern Division is held in Bay City. [3]

Southern Division

The Southern Division comprises the counties of Genesee, Jackson, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Washtenaw, and Wayne. [3]

Court for the Southern Division is held in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, and Port Huron. [3]

Notable cases

Some of the notable cases that have come before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan include:

Current judges

As of July 28,2025:

#TitleJudgeDuty stationBornTerm of serviceAppointed by
Active Chief Senior
59Chief Judge Stephen Murphy III Detroit 19622008–present2025–present— G.W. Bush
58District Judge Thomas Ludington Bay City 19532006–present—— G.W. Bush
60District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith Detroit 19522010–present—— Obama
62District Judge Terrence Berg Detroit 19592012–present—— Obama
63District Judge Matthew F. Leitman Detroit 19682014–present—— Obama
64District Judge Judith E. Levy Ann Arbor 19582014–present—— Obama
65District Judge Laurie J. Michelson Detroit 19672014–present—— Obama
66District Judge Linda Vivienne Parker Detroit 19582014–present—— Obama
68District Judge Shalina D. Kumar Flint 19712021–present—— Biden
69District Judge F. Kay Behm Flint 19692022–present—— Biden
70District Judge Jonathan J. C. Grey Detroit 19822023–present—— Biden
71District Judge Susan K. DeClercq Detroit 19742023–present—— Biden
72District Judge Brandy R. McMillion Detroit 19792023–present—— Biden
73District Judge Robert J. White Detroit 19852024–present—— Biden
74District Judgevacant——————
44Senior Judge Bernard A. Friedman Detroit 19431988–20092004–20092009–present Reagan
47Senior Judge Robert Hardy Cleland Port Huron 19471990–2013—2013–present G.H.W. Bush
48Senior Judge Nancy Edmunds Detroit 19471992–2012—2012–present G.H.W. Bush
49Senior Judge Denise Page Hood Detroit 19521994–20222015–20222022–present Clinton
50Senior Judge Paul D. Borman Detroit 19391994–2023—2023–present Clinton
52Senior Judge George Steeh III Detroit 19471998–2013—2013–present Clinton
56Senior Judge David M. Lawson Detroit 19512000–2021—2021–present Clinton
61Senior Judge Gershwin A. Drain Detroit 19492012–2022—2022–present Obama

Vacancies and pending nominations

SeatPrior judge's duty stationSeat last held byVacancy reasonDate of vacancyNomineeDate of nomination
2 Detroit Sean Cox RetirementJuly 28, 2025 [4] ––

Former judges

#JudgeBorn–diedActive service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed byReason for
termination
1 Ross Wilkins 1799–18721863–1870 [Note 1] —— Jackson/Operation of law retirement
2 John W. Longyear 1820–18751870–1875—— Grant death
3 Henry Billings Brown 1836–19131875–1890—— Grant elevation
4 Henry Harrison Swan 1840–19161891–1911—— B. Harrison retirement
5 Alexis C. Angell 1857–19321911–1912—— Taft resignation
6 Arthur J. Tuttle 1868–19441912–1944—— Taft death
7 Charles C. Simons 1876–19641923–1932—— Harding elevation
8 Edward Julien Moinet 1873–19521927–1946 [Note 2] —1946–1952 Coolidge death
9 Ernest Aloysius O'Brien 1880–19481931–1948—— Hoover death
10 Arthur F. Lederle 1887–19721936–19601948–19591960–1972 F. Roosevelt death
11 Frank Albert Picard 1889–19631939–195919591959–1963 F. Roosevelt death
12 Arthur A. Koscinski 1887–19571945–1957—1957 Truman death
13 Theodore Levin 1897–19701946–19701959–1967— Truman death
14 Thomas Patrick Thornton 1898–19851949–1966—1966–1985 Truman death
15 Ralph M. Freeman 1902–19901954–19731967–19721973–1990 Eisenhower death
16 Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan 1897–19751957–1960—— Eisenhower elevation
17 Frederick William Kaess 1910–19791960–19751972–19751975–1979 Eisenhower death
18 John Feikens 1917–20111960–1961 [Note 3] —— Eisenhower not confirmed
18.1 John Feikens 1917–20111970–19861979–19861986–2011 Nixon death
19 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz 1899–19701961–1970—— Kennedy death
20 Wade H. McCree 1920–19871961–1966—— Kennedy elevation
21 Talbot Smith 1899–19781961–1971 [Note 4] —1971–1978 Kennedy death
22 Stephen John Roth 1908–19741962–1974—— Kennedy death
23 Damon Keith 1922–20191967–19771975–1977— L. Johnson elevation
24 Lawrence Gubow 1919–19781968–1978—— L. Johnson death
25 Cornelia Kennedy 1923–20141970–19791977–1979— Nixon elevation
26 Philip Pratt 1924–19891970–19891986–1989— Nixon death
27 Robert Edward DeMascio 1923–19991971–1988—1988–1999 Nixon death
28 Charles Wycliffe Joiner 1916–20171972–1984—1984–2017 Nixon death
29 R. James Harvey 1922–20191973–1984—1984–2019 Nixon death
30 James Paul Churchill 1924–20201974–198919891989–2020 Ford death
31 Ralph B. Guy Jr. 1929–present1976–1985—— Ford elevation
32 Patricia Boyle 1937–20141978–1983—— Carter resignation
33 Julian A. Cook 1930–20171978–19961989–19961996–2017 Carter death
34 Avern Cohn 1924–20221979–1999—1999–2022 Carter death
35 Stewart Albert Newblatt 1927–20221979–1993—1993–2022 Carter death
36 Anna Diggs Taylor 1932–20171979–19981996–19981998–2017 Carter death
37 Horace Weldon Gilmore 1918–20101980–1991—1991–2010 Carter death
38 George E. Woods 1923–20071983–1993—1993–2004 Reagan retirement
39 Richard Fred Suhrheinrich 1936–present1984–1990—— Reagan elevation
40 George La Plata 1924–20101985–1996—— Reagan retirement
41 Lawrence Paul Zatkoff 1939–20151986–20041999–20042004–2015 Reagan death
42 Barbara Kloka Hackett 1928–20181986–1997—1997–2000 Reagan retirement
43 Patrick J. Duggan 1933–20201986–2000—2000–2020 Reagan death
45 Paul V. Gadola 1929–20141988–2001—2001–2014 Reagan death
46 Gerald Ellis Rosen 1951–present1990–20162009–20152016–2017 G.H.W. Bush retirement
51 John Corbett O'Meara 1933–20241994–2007—2007–2024 Clinton death
53 Arthur Tarnow 1942–20221998–2010—2010–2022 Clinton death
54 Victoria A. Roberts 1951–present1998–2021—2021–2023 Clinton retirement
55 Marianne Battani 1944–20212000–2012—2012–2021 Clinton death
57 Sean Cox 1957–present2006–20252022–2025— G.W. Bush retirement
67 Stephanie D. Davis 1967–present2019–2022—— Trump elevation
  1. ↑ Reassigned from the District of Michigan.
  2. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1927, and received commission the same day.
  3. ↑ Recess appointment; the Senate later rejected the appointment.
  4. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.

A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 U.S. District Courts of Michigan, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center .
  2. ↑ Judges of the District of Michigan, Federal Judicial Center .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 28 U.S.C.   § 102
  4. ↑ "United States District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III Is Elevated to Chief Judge" (PDF). UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. July 29, 2025.

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