Paul D. Borman | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2023 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office August 10, 1994 – August 1, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Stewart Albert Newblatt |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul David Borman[1] January 7, 1939 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Susan Cohen (m. 1964) |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA, JD) Yale University (LLM) |
Paul David Borman (born January 7, 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, having been appointed in 1994.[2] Borman was earlier an assistant United States attorney, and Special Counsel to the Mayor of Detroit. For 15 years thereafter, he was chief federal defender of the Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit from 1979 to 1994.[3] When he was appointed to be a federal judge, he became the first federal defender to be appointed to the federal bench. He was also a Professor and Assistant Dean at Wayne State University Law School, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Michigan Law School.
- ^ Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary.
- ^ "Student Profile: The Honorable Paul D. Borman". University of Michigan Law School.
- ^ "Paul D. Borman". University of Michigan Hall of Fame.