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DeClercq, Susan Kim
Born 1974 in Seoul, South Korea
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 4, 2023, to a seat vacated by Stephanie Dawkins Davis. Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 2023, and received commission on November 9, 2023.
Education:
University of Michigan, B.A., 1995
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on May 4, 2023, to a seat vacated by Stephanie Dawkins Davis. Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 2023, and received commission on November 9, 2023.
Education:
University of Michigan, B.A., 1995
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1999
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Avern L. Cohn, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1999-2001
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2004
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2004-2022; Defensive Litigation Unit, 2004-2010; Civil Rights Unit, 2010-2022; chief, Civil Rights Unit, 2014-2022; chief, Civil Division, 2022
Director and counsel, special investigations, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Michigan, 2022-2023