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Jonathan James Canada Grey

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Born 1982.

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
Jan 23, 2023
Senate vote
49 to 42
Confirmed
Mar 2, 2023
Commissioned
Mar 9, 2023

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2021-2023

Education

  • B.S., Morehouse College, 2004
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2007

Career

  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2009, 2011-2012
  • Law clerk, Hon. W. Louis Sands, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2009-2010
  • Law clerk, Hon. Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2010-2011
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2012-2016
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 2016-2021

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, September 6, 2022; no Senate vote

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

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