Linda Vivienne Parker
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Born 1958.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 6, 2014
- Senate vote
- 60 to 37
- Confirmed
- Mar 12, 2014
- Commissioned
- Mar 17, 2014
Education
- B.A., University of Michigan, 1980
- J.D., George Washington University Law School, 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, July 25, 2013; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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