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Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 1979

Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Anna Katherine Diggs Taylor (née Johnston; December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education

  • Barnard CollegeB.A., 1954
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1957

Career

Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1957-1960; Assistant prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1961-1962; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1966; Legislative assistant and Detroit office manager, U.S. Rep. Charles C. Diggs, Jr., of Michigan, 1967-70; Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1970-1975; Adjunct professor, Wayne State University School of Labor and Industrial Relations, 1972-1975; Supervising assistant corporation counsel, Detroit, Michigan, 1975-1979; Adjunct professor, Wayne State University Law School, 1976-1977

Biography

Anna Katherine Diggs Taylor (née Johnston; December 9, 1932 – November 4, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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