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Linda Vivienne Parker

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Linda Vivienne Parker serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Mar 12, 2014 by a 60–37 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Mar 12, 2014
Senate vote
60–37
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1958

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganBarack Obama · Mar 12, 2014

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1980
  • George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 1983

Career

Law clerk, Hon. William S. Thompson, Carlisle Pratt, and Theodore Block, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1983-1985; Staff attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1985-1989; Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1989-1994; Executive assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1994-2000; Director of development, Detroit Institute of Arts, 2000-2003; Director, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, 2003-2008; Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 2009-2014

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