Federal Judicial Center Operational Status:
Due to a lapse in appropriations, the Federal Judicial Center (Center) has ceased all non-excepted activities until funding is restored.
The Center will post any changes in operational status on this web page. Please check back for updates.
You are here
Michelson, Laurie Jill
Born 1967 in Detroit, MI
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by George Caram Steeh III. Confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 2014, and received commission on March 14, 2014.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2011-2014
Education:
University of Michigan, A.B., 1989
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1992
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by George Caram Steeh III. Confirmed by the Senate on March 12, 2014, and received commission on March 14, 2014.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2011-2014
Education:
University of Michigan, A.B., 1989
Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1992
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Cornelia G. Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1992-1993
Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1993-2011
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, July 25, 2013; no Senate vote