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Maloney, Paul Lewis
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by Richard Alan Enslen. Confirmed by the Senate on July 9, 2007, and received commission on July 13, 2007. Served as chief judge, 2008-2015.
Education:
Lehigh University, B.A., 1972
University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law), J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Assistant prosecutor, Berrien County, Michigan, 1975-1981
Prosecutor, Berrien County, Michigan, 1981-1989
Deputy assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1993
Special assistant to the director, Michigan Department of Corrections, 1993-1995
Judge, Michigan District Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1995-1996
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1996-2007
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2016
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, June 28, 2006; no Senate vote