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Battani, Marianne O.

Born May 18, 1944, in Detroit, MI
Died September 9, 2021, in Beverly Hills, MI

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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. Service terminated on September 9, 2021, due to death.

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