Laurie Jill Michelson

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American judge (born 1967)

Laurie Jill Michelson (born 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

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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.

Federal judicial service

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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 . On March 11, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 56–43 vote. On March 12, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 98–0 vote. She received her judicial commission on March 14, 2014.