Battani, Marianne O. Born 1944 in Detroit, MI Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan Nominated by William J. Clinton on August 5, 1999, to a seat vacated by Anna Diggs Taylor. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on June 2, 2000. Assumed senior status on June 9, 2012. Education: University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy), B.A., 1966 Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law), J.D., 1972 Professional Career: Private practice, 1972-1981 Judge, Common Pleas Court of the City of Detroit [Michigan], 1981 Judge, Michigan District Court, Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, 1981-1982 Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1982-2000