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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Michigan: Chief Judges
Eastern District of Michigan
Number of chief judges: 18 Lederle, Arthur F. (1948-1959)
Picard, Frank Albert (1959)
Levin, Theodore (1959-1967)
Freeman, Ralph McKenzie (1967-1972)
Kaess, Frederick William (1972-1975)
Keith, Damon Jerome (1975-1977)
Kennedy, Cornelia Groefsema (1977-1979)
Feikens, John (1979-1986)
Pratt, Philip (1986-1989)
Churchill, James Paul (1989)
Cook, Julian Abele, Jr. (1989-1996)
Taylor, Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs (1996-1998)
Zatkoff, Lawrence Paul (1999-2004)
Friedman, Bernard A. (2004-2009)
Rosen, Gerald Ellis (2009-2015)
Hood, Denise Page (2015-2022)
Cox, Sean Francis (2022-2025)
Murphy, Stephen Joseph III (2025-present)
Western District of Michigan
Number of chief judges: 11 Starr, Raymond Wesley (1954-1961)
Kent, W. Wallace (1961-1971)
Fox, Noel Peter (1971-1979)
Miles, Wendell Alverson (1979-1986)
Hillman, Douglas Woodruff (1986-1991)
Gibson, Benjamin F. (1991-1995)
Enslen, Richard Alan (1995-2001)
Bell, Robert Holmes (2001-2008)
Maloney, Paul Lewis (2008-2015)
Jonker, Robert James (2015-2022)
Jarbou, Hala Yalda (2022-present)