Paul Borman

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Paul Borman

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (senior status)
Tenure

2023 - Present

Years in position

1

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Successor: Robert White
Predecessor: Stewart Newblatt

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan, 1959

Graduate

Yale Law School, 1964

Law

University of Michigan Law School, 1962

Personal
Birthplace
Detroit, Mich.


Paul D. Borman (b.1939) is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. He assumed senior status on August 1, 2023.[1]

Early life and education

  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1959
  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1962
  • Yale Law School, LL.M., 1964[1]

Professional career

  • 1994-2023: Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • 1981-1994: Adjunct lecturer, University of Michigan Law School
  • 1979-1994: Chief federal defender, Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit, Michigan
  • 1974-1975: Assistant county prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan
  • 1968-1979: Professor, Wayne State University Law School
  • 1968-1973: Assistant dean, Wayne State University Law School
  • 1967-1968: Special counsel to the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
  • 1967: Special counsel, Mayor's Development Team, Detroit, Michigan
  • 1965-1967: Vice-president and house counsel, Borman Food Stores, Inc.
  • 1964-1965: Assistant U.S. attorney
  • 1962-1963: Staff attorney, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Michigan

On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Donald Riegle, Jr., Borman was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 24, 1994, to a seat vacated by Stewart Newblatt. Borman was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1994, on a majority voice vote, and received commission on August 10, 1994. He assumed senior status on August 1, 2023.[1][2][1]

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