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Newman, Michael Jay
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on March 3, 2020, to a seat vacated by Michael Ryan Barrett. Confirmed by the Senate on October 22, 2020, and received commission on November 10, 2020.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2011-2020
Education:
New York University, B.F.A., 1982
American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1989
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Jack Sherman, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1989-1998, 1999-2003
Adjunct professor of law, Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, 1991-2002
Adjunct professor of law, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1996-1998
Adjunct professor, University of Dayton School of Law, 1997, 2017-
Law clerk, Hon. Nathaniel R. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1998-1999
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2003-2011