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Gershwin Allen Drain
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Gershwin Allen Drain serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Aug 2, 2012 by a 55–41 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Aug 2, 2012
- Senate vote
- 55–41
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1949
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganBarack Obama · Aug 2, 2012
Education
- Western Michigan UniversityB.S., 1970
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1972
- University of Nevada, RenoM.J.S., 1991
Career
Legal research clerk, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1972-1973; Attorney, Detroit [Michigan] Department of Transportation, 1973-1974; Attorney, Federal Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, 1974-1986; Judge, Michigan District Court, Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, 1986-1987; Judge, Detroit [Michigan] Recorder's Court, 1987-1997; Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1997-2012
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