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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

75 judges have served since Feb 24, 1863. Now: Michael Craig Martin RRobert Jerome White DBrandy Renée McMillion DSusan Kim DeClercq DJonathan James Canada Grey DFrances Kay Behm DShalina Deborah Kumar DLinda Vivienne Parker DMatthew Frederick Leitman DJudith Ellen Levy DLaurie Jill Michelson DTerrence George Berg DMark Allan Goldsmith DStephen Joseph Murphy, III RThomas Lamson Ludington R.

Judges
75
38 D · 36 R · 1 N(
Longest tenure
32 years
Arthur J. Tuttle
Current
3 months
Michael Craig Martin, since Jul 29, 2026
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-michiganEvery holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Ross Wilkins · 1863-02-24 – 1870-02-18 · None (reassignment)John Wesley Longyear · 1870-02-18 – 1875-03-10 · RepublicanHenry Billings Brown · 1875-03-19 – 1890-12-30 · RepublicanHenry Harrison Swan · 1891-01-19 – 1911-07-01 · RepublicanArthur J. Tuttle · 1912-08-06 – 1944-12-02 · RepublicanArthur A. Koscinski · 1945-07-18 – 1957-04-30 · DemocratClifford Patrick O'Sullivan · 1957-08-07 – 1960-04-04 · RepublicanFrederick William Kaess · 1960-07-06 – 1975-12-13 · RepublicanRalph B. Guy, Jr. · 1976-05-12 – 1985-10-17 · RepublicanLawrence Paul Zatkoff · 1986-03-04 – 2004-06-16 · RepublicanThomas Lamson Ludington · 2006-06-12 – present · RepublicanAlexis Caswell Angell · 1911-03-02 – 1912-06-01 · RepublicanCharles Casper Simons · 1923-02-06 – 1932-02-02 · RepublicanArthur F. Lederle · 1936-03-06 – 1960-07-01 · DemocratJohn Feikens · 1960-10-13 – 1961-09-27 · RepublicanWade Hampton McCree, Jr. · 1961-09-29 – 1966-09-14 · DemocratDamon Jerome Keith · 1967-10-12 – 1977-11-22 · DemocratPatricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle · 1978-09-23 – 1983-04-20 · DemocratGeorge E. Woods · 1983-11-16 – 1993-11-16 · RepublicanDenise Page Hood · 1994-06-16 – 2022-05-01 · DemocratFrances Kay Behm · 2022-12-15 – present · DemocratEdward Julien Moinet · 1927-12-19 – 1946-02-28 · RepublicanTheodore Levin · 1946-07-27 – 1970-12-31 · DemocratRobert Edward DeMascio · 1971-07-22 – 1988-01-16 · RepublicanBernard A. Friedman · 1988-04-20 – 2009-01-01 · RepublicanMark Allan Goldsmith · 2010-06-22 – present · DemocratErnest Aloysius O'Brien · 1931-03-04 – 1948-10-09 · RepublicanThomas Patrick Thornton · 1949-02-02 – 1966-02-15 · DemocratLawrence Gubow · 1968-09-14 – 1978-03-26 · DemocratJulian Abele Cook, Jr. · 1978-09-23 – 1996-12-30 · DemocratArthur J. Tarnow · 1998-05-22 – 2010-05-26 · DemocratGershwin Allen Drain · 2012-08-08 – 2022-08-13 · DemocratJonathan James Canada Grey · 2023-03-09 – present · DemocratFrank Albert Picard · 1939-02-23 – 1959-03-31 · DemocratThaddeus M. Machrowicz · 1961-09-07 – 1970-02-17 · DemocratCornelia Groefsema Kennedy · 1970-10-07 – 1979-10-04 · RepublicanAnna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor · 1979-11-02 – 1998-12-31 · DemocratMarianne O. Battani · 2000-06-02 – 2012-06-09 · DemocratTerrence George Berg · 2012-12-07 – present · DemocratRalph McKenzie Freeman · 1954-06-10 – 1973-07-01 · RepublicanJames Harvey · 1973-12-19 – 1984-03-31 · RepublicanRichard Fred Suhrheinrich · 1984-10-04 – 1990-07-13 · RepublicanNancy Garlock Edmunds · 1992-02-10 – 2012-08-01 · RepublicanMatthew Frederick Leitman · 2014-03-14 – present · DemocratTalbot Smith · 1962-02-09 – 1971-10-31 · DemocratCharles Wycliffe Joiner · 1972-06-09 – 1984-08-15 · RepublicanGeorge La Plata · 1985-04-04 – 1996-08-03 · RepublicanGeorge Caram Steeh, III · 1998-05-22 – 2013-01-29 · DemocratJudith Ellen Levy · 2014-03-14 – present · DemocratStephen John Roth · 1962-05-07 – 1974-07-11 · DemocratJames Paul Churchill · 1974-12-20 – 1989-12-31 · RepublicanGerald Ellis Rosen · 1990-03-12 – 2016-10-26 · RepublicanStephanie Dawkins Davis · 2019-12-31 – 2022-06-14 · RepublicanSusan Kim DeClercq · 2023-11-09 – present · DemocratJohn Feikens · 1970-12-01 – 1986-03-01 · RepublicanBarbara Kloka Hackett · 1986-04-07 – 1997-04-08 · RepublicanVictoria A. Roberts · 1998-06-29 – 2021-02-25 · DemocratShalina Deborah Kumar · 2021-12-21 – present · DemocratPhilip Pratt · 1970-12-01 – 1989-02-07 · RepublicanRobert Hardy Cleland · 1990-06-19 – 2013-02-28 · RepublicanLaurie Jill Michelson · 2014-03-14 – present · DemocratStewart Albert Newblatt · 1979-09-26 – 1993-12-23 · DemocratPaul D. Borman · 1994-08-10 – 2023-08-01 · DemocratBrandy Renée McMillion · 2023-11-13 – present · DemocratAvern Levin Cohn · 1979-09-26 – 1999-10-09 · DemocratDavid M. Lawson · 2000-06-02 – 2021-08-06 · DemocratRobert Jerome White · 2024-04-15 – present · DemocratHorace Weldon Gilmore · 1980-06-18 – 1991-05-01 · DemocratJohn Corbett O'Meara · 1994-09-15 – 2007-01-01 · DemocratStephen Joseph Murphy, III · 2008-08-18 – present · RepublicanPatrick J. Duggan · 1986-10-14 – 2000-09-29 · RepublicanSean Francis Cox · 2006-06-12 – 2025-07-27 · RepublicanMichael Craig Martin · 2026-07-29 – present · RepublicanPaul V. Gadola · 1988-10-17 – 2001-01-31 · RepublicanLinda Vivienne Parker · 2014-03-17 – present · Democrat
Michael Craig Martin R
Jul 29, 2026 – present · 3 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 62–36
Robert Jerome White D
Apr 15, 2024 – present · 2.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 58–42
Brandy Renée McMillion D
Nov 13, 2023 – present · 2.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–42
Susan Kim DeClercq D
Nov 9, 2023 – present · 2.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–42
Jonathan James Canada Grey D
Mar 9, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–42
Frances Kay Behm D
Dec 15, 2022 – present · 3.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–47
Shalina Deborah Kumar D
Dec 21, 2021 – present · 4.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 44–25
Stephanie Dawkins Davis R
Dec 31, 2019 – Jun 14, 2022 · 2.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Linda Vivienne Parker D
Mar 17, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 60–37
Matthew Frederick Leitman D
Mar 14, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Judith Ellen Levy D
Mar 14, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 97–0
Laurie Jill Michelson D
Mar 14, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Terrence George Berg D
Dec 7, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Gershwin Allen Drain D
Aug 8, 2012 – Aug 13, 2022 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Aug 13, 2022 · confirmed 55–41
Mark Allan Goldsmith D
Jun 22, 2010 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 89–0
Stephen Joseph Murphy, III R
Aug 18, 2008 – present · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Thomas Lamson Ludington R
Jun 12, 2006 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Sean Francis Cox R
Jun 12, 2006 – Jul 27, 2025 · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Marianne O. Battani D
Jun 2, 2000 – Jun 9, 2012 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 9, 2012
David M. Lawson D
Jun 2, 2000 – Aug 6, 2021 · 21 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 6, 2021
Victoria A. Roberts D
Jun 29, 1998 – Feb 25, 2021 · 23 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 25, 2021 · confirmed 85–0
Arthur J. Tarnow D
May 22, 1998 – May 26, 2010 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 26, 2010
George Caram Steeh, III D
May 22, 1998 – Jan 29, 2013 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 29, 2013
John Corbett O'Meara D
Sep 15, 1994 – Jan 1, 2007 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2007
Paul D. Borman D
Aug 10, 1994 – Aug 1, 2023 · 29 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 1, 2023
Denise Page Hood D
Jun 16, 1994 – May 1, 2022 · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 1, 2022
Nancy Garlock Edmunds R
Feb 10, 1992 – Aug 1, 2012 · 20 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Aug 1, 2012
Robert Hardy Cleland R
Jun 19, 1990 – Feb 28, 2013 · 23 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Feb 28, 2013
Gerald Ellis Rosen R
Mar 12, 1990 – Oct 26, 2016 · 27 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Oct 26, 2016
Paul V. Gadola R
Oct 17, 1988 – Jan 31, 2001 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 31, 2001
Bernard A. Friedman R
Apr 20, 1988 – Jan 1, 2009 · 21 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 2009
Patrick J. Duggan R
Oct 14, 1986 – Sep 29, 2000 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 29, 2000
Barbara Kloka Hackett R
Apr 7, 1986 – Apr 8, 1997 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 8, 1997
Lawrence Paul Zatkoff R
Mar 4, 1986 – Jun 16, 2004 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 16, 2004
George La Plata R
Apr 4, 1985 – Aug 3, 1996 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich R
Oct 4, 1984 – Jul 13, 1990 · 5.8 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
George E. Woods R
Nov 16, 1983 – Nov 16, 1993 · 10 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 16, 1993
Horace Weldon Gilmore D
Jun 18, 1980 – May 1, 1991 · 11 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 1, 1991
Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor D
Nov 2, 1979 – Dec 31, 1998 · 19 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 31, 1998
Stewart Albert Newblatt D
Sep 26, 1979 – Dec 23, 1993 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 23, 1993
Avern Levin Cohn D
Sep 26, 1979 – Oct 9, 1999 · 20 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 9, 1999
Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle D
Sep 23, 1978 – Apr 20, 1983 · 4.6 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Julian Abele Cook, Jr. D
Sep 23, 1978 – Dec 30, 1996 · 18 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 30, 1996
Ralph B. Guy, Jr. R
May 12, 1976 – Oct 17, 1985 · 9.4 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
James Paul Churchill R
Dec 20, 1974 – Dec 31, 1989 · 15 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Dec 31, 1989
James Harvey R
Dec 19, 1973 – Mar 31, 1984 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Mar 31, 1984
Charles Wycliffe Joiner R
Jun 9, 1972 – Aug 15, 1984 · 12 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Aug 15, 1984
Robert Edward DeMascio R
Jul 22, 1971 – Jan 16, 1988 · 16 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 16, 1988
John Feikens R
Dec 1, 1970 – Mar 1, 1986 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Mar 1, 1986
Philip Pratt R
Dec 1, 1970 – Feb 7, 1989 · 18 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy R
Oct 7, 1970 – Oct 4, 1979 · 9 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Lawrence Gubow D
Sep 14, 1968 – Mar 26, 1978 · 9.5 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Damon Jerome Keith D
Oct 12, 1967 – Nov 22, 1977 · 10 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Stephen John Roth D
May 7, 1962 – Jul 11, 1974 · 12 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Talbot Smith D
Feb 9, 1962 – Oct 31, 1971 · 9.7 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Oct 31, 1971
Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. D
Sep 29, 1961 – Sep 14, 1966 · 5 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz D
Sep 7, 1961 – Feb 17, 1970 · 8.4 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
John Feikens R
Oct 13, 1960 – Sep 27, 1961 · 11 months · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frederick William Kaess R
Jul 6, 1960 – Dec 13, 1975 · 15 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 13, 1975
Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan R
Aug 7, 1957 – Apr 4, 1960 · 2.7 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ralph McKenzie Freeman R
Jun 10, 1954 – Jul 1, 1973 · 19 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jul 1, 1973
Thomas Patrick Thornton D
Feb 2, 1949 – Feb 15, 1966 · 17 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Feb 15, 1966
Theodore Levin D
Jul 27, 1946 – Dec 31, 1970 · 24 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Arthur A. Koscinski D
Jul 18, 1945 – Apr 30, 1957 · 12 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Apr 30, 1957
Frank Albert Picard D
Feb 23, 1939 – Mar 31, 1959 · 20 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Mar 31, 1959
Arthur F. Lederle D
Mar 6, 1936 – Jul 1, 1960 · 24 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jul 1, 1960
Ernest Aloysius O'Brien R
Mar 4, 1931 – Oct 9, 1948 · 18 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Edward Julien Moinet R
Dec 19, 1927 – Feb 28, 1946 · 18 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Feb 28, 1946
Charles Casper Simons R
Feb 6, 1923 – Feb 2, 1932 · 9 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding
Arthur J. Tuttle R
Aug 6, 1912 – Dec 2, 1944 · 32 years · appointed by William H. Taft
Alexis Caswell Angell R
Mar 2, 1911 – Jun 1, 1912 · 15 months · appointed by William H. Taft
Henry Harrison Swan R
Jan 19, 1891 – Jul 1, 1911 · 20 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Henry Billings Brown R
Mar 19, 1875 – Dec 30, 1890 · 16 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
John Wesley Longyear R
Feb 18, 1870 – Mar 10, 1875 · 5.1 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Ross Wilkins N(
Feb 24, 1863 – Feb 18, 1870 · 7 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.