Gershwin A. Drain
Encyclopedia
Gershwin A. Drain is a judge on Michigan's
Third Circuit Court and is currently a nominee for District Judge
on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School
. He served as a law clerk for the Third Circuit Court of Michigan from 1972 to 1973. He worked as counsel for Detroit's
Department of Transportation from 1973 to 1974. He worked as an attorney in the Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1974 to 1986. He served as a judge of the 36th District Court for Detroit from 1986 to 1987. He served as a judge on the Recorder's Court for Detroit from 1987 to 1997, at which time said court was merged with the Third Circuit Court. He has served on the Third Circuit Court of Michigan since 1997, working in both the civil and criminal divisions of the court.
nominated Gershwin A. Drain for District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He would replace Judge Bernard A. Friedman
who took senior status in 2009.
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
Third Circuit Court and is currently a nominee for District Judge
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is the Federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern portion of the state of Michigan. The Court is based in Detroit, with courthouses also located in Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, and Port Huron...
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Biography
Gershwin A. Drain received his Bachelor of Science in 1970 from Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
. He served as a law clerk for the Third Circuit Court of Michigan from 1972 to 1973. He worked as counsel for Detroit's
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
Department of Transportation from 1973 to 1974. He worked as an attorney in the Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1974 to 1986. He served as a judge of the 36th District Court for Detroit from 1986 to 1987. He served as a judge on the Recorder's Court for Detroit from 1987 to 1997, at which time said court was merged with the Third Circuit Court. He has served on the Third Circuit Court of Michigan since 1997, working in both the civil and criminal divisions of the court.
Nomination to District Court
On November 17, 2011, President ObamaBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
nominated Gershwin A. Drain for District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He would replace Judge Bernard A. Friedman
Bernard A. Friedman
Bernard A. Friedman is a United States federal judge.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Friedman received a J.D. from Detroit College of Law in 1968. He was in the United States Army, JAG Corps from 1967 to 1968, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He continued at this rank in the United States Army Reserve...
who took senior status in 2009.