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Susan Kim DeClercq

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Born 1974.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Nominated
May 4, 2023
Senate vote
52 to 42
Confirmed
Oct 4, 2023
Commissioned
Nov 9, 2023

Education

  • B.A., University of Michigan, 1995
  • J.D., Wayne State University Law School, 1999

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Avern L. Cohn, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1999-2001
  • Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2004
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2004-2022
  • Defensive Litigation Unit, 2004-2010
  • Civil Rights Unit, 2010-2022
  • chief, Civil Rights Unit, 2014-2022
  • chief, Civil Division, 2022
  • Director and counsel, special investigations, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Michigan, 2022-2023

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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