Gershwin Allen Drain
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Senior status. Born 1949.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Nov 17, 2011
- Senate vote
- 55 to 41
- Confirmed
- Aug 2, 2012
- Commissioned
- Aug 8, 2012
- Senior status
- Aug 13, 2022
Education
- B.S., Western Michigan University, 1970
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1972
- M.J.S., University of Nevada, Reno, 1991
Career
- Legal research clerk, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1972-1973
- Attorney, Detroit [Michigan] Department of Transportation, 1973-1974
- Attorney, Federal Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, 1974-1986
- Judge, Michigan District Court, Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, 1986-1987
- Judge, Detroit [Michigan] Recorder's Court, 1987-1997
- Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1997-2012
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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