Laurie J. Michelson Explained

Laurie J. Michelson
Office:	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Term Start:	March 14, 2014
Appointer:	Barack Obama
Predecessor:	George Caram Steeh III
Office1:	Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Term Start1:	2011
Term End1:	March 14, 2014
Birth Date:	18 June 1967
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education:	University of Michigan (AB) Northwestern University (JD)

Laurie Jill Michelson (born June 18, 1967) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Biography

Michelson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1989 from the University of Michigan. She received a Juris Doctor in 1992 from Northwestern University School of Law. From 1992 to 1993, she served as a law clerk to Judge Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She joined the law firm of Butzel Long as an associate in 1993, becoming a shareholder in 2000. Her private practice specialized in media law, intellectual property and white collar criminal defense.^[1]

Federal judicial service

In 2011, she was appointed as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, a capacity in which she served until her elevation as a district court judge on March 14, 2014.

On July 25, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Michelson to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to the seat vacated by Judge George Caram Steeh III, who assumed senior status on January 29, 2013. On January 16, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.^[2] On March 11, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 56–43 vote.^[3] On March 12, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 98–0 vote.^[4] She received her judicial commission on March 14, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Web site: President Obama Nominates Six to Serve on the United States District Court. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 25 July 2013.
2. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting - January 16, 2014. United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. 16 January 2014.
3. Web site: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Laurie J. Michelson, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge). United States Senate. 11 March 2014. 5 November 2022.
4. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation Laurie J. Michelson, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan). United States Senate. 12 March 2014. 30 January 2015.