Bernard A. Friedman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Senior status. Born 1943.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 2, 1988
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Apr 19, 1988
- Commissioned
- Apr 20, 1988
- Senior status
- Jan 1, 2009
Education
- J.D., Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law), 1968
Career
- U.S. Army lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1967-1968
- U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1968-1973
- Felony trial prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1969-1970
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1970-1974
- Private practice, Southfield, Michigan, 1974-1982
- Judge, Michigan District Court, Forty-Eighth Judicial District, 1982-1988
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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