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Paul D. Borman

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Senior status. Born 1939.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Mar 24, 1994
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Aug 9, 1994
Commissioned
Aug 10, 1994
Senior status
Aug 1, 2023

Education

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

Career

  • Staff attorney, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1962-1963
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1964-1965
  • Vice-president/house counsel, Borman Food Stores, Inc., 1965-1967
  • Special counsel, Mayor's Development Team, Detroit, Michigan, 1967
  • Special counsel, Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, Detroit, Michigan, 1967-1968
  • Professor, Wayne State University Law School, 1968-1979
  • Assistant dean, Wayne State University Law School, 1968-1973
  • Assistant prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1974-1975
  • Chief federal defender, Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit, Michigan, 1979-1994
  • Adjunct lecturer, University of Michigan Law School, 1981-1994

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

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