Tarnow, Arthur J. Born 1942 in Detroit, MI Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by Julian A. Cook. Confirmed by the Senate on May 13, 1998, and received commission on May 22, 1998. Assumed senior status on May 26, 2010. Education: Wayne State University, B.A., 1963 Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1965 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. John Fitzgerald, Hon. Louis McGregor, and Hon. Timothy Quinn, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1967 Lecturer, University of Papua New Guinea, 1967-1968 Chief deputy defender, Legal Aid and Defenders Association of Detroit [Michigan], 1969-1970 Attorney, Foundation Appellate Defender, State of Michigan, 1970-1972 Private practice, Michigan, 1973-1998