Matthew Frederick Leitman

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American judge (born 1968)

Matthew Frederick Leitman (born 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan .

Biography

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Leitman was born in 1968, in Detroit . He received a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, in 1990 from the University of Michigan . He received a Juris Doctor , magna cum laude, in 1993 from Harvard Law School . He served as a law clerk to Justice Charles L. Levin of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 2004, he worked at the law firm of Miro Weiner & Kramer P.C. in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan. From 2004 until his move to the federal bench, he served as a principal at the law firm of Miller Canfield P.L.C. in Troy , Michigan, where he handled complex commercial litigation, criminal defense, and appellate matters before both state and federal courts.

Federal judicial service

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On July 25, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Leitman 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 Marianne Battani , who assumed senior status on June 10, 2012. On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote . On March 11, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–43 vote. On March 12, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 98–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on March 14, 2014.

John Conyers ballot qualification dispute

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On May 23, 2014, Leitman ruled that Congressman John Conyers (D-MI 13th) could remain on the election ballot despite a dispute over the validity of signatures on his nominating petition. Michigan election law requires at least 1,000 signatures of registered voters for a candidate to be included on a ballot; Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, but most were ruled invalid by a county judge on the grounds that they were not collected by registered voters as required by law. The constitutionality of this signature-gathering requirement was challenged in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union , and Leitman issued an injunction ordering that Conyers be put back on the ballot, finding that plaintiffs "have shown a substantial likelihood of success" and "time is of the essence".

References

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↑ "Attorney Matthew F Leitman – Lawyer in Detroit MI" . www.lawyercentral.com.

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 [Matthew F. Leitman](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394391)
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