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Grey, Jonathan James Canada
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 23, 2023, to a seat vacated by Denise Page Hood. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 2023, and received commission on March 9, 2023.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2021-2023
Education:
Morehouse College, B.S., 2004
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2007
Professional Career:
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2009, 2011-2012
Law clerk, Hon. W. Louis Sands, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2009-2010
Law clerk, Hon. Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2010-2011
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2012-2016
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 2016-2021
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, September 6, 2022; no Senate vote