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 "markdown": "# Laurie J. Michelson\n\nLaurie Jill Michelson (born 1967) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup> She was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup> Before her district court appointment, she served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the same district from 2011 to 2014.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | March 12, 2014 (Senate voted 98 to 0)<sup>[2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1130361)</sup> |\n| Born | 1967, Detroit, Michigan<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup> |\n| Education | A.B., University of Michigan, 1989; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 1992<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMichelson was born in 1967 in Detroit, Michigan.<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup> She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1989 and her law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1992.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Michelson served as a law clerk to Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy of the [United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-court-of-appeals-for-the-sixth-circuit) from 1992 to 1993.<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup> She then joined the Detroit firm Butzel Long, where she practiced in the areas of white collar criminal defense and media and intellectual property law.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup> She remained in private practice in Detroit, Michigan, until 2011.<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup>\n\nMichelson is a past president of the Eastern District of Michigan chapter of the Federal Bar Association, a past member of the Advisory Board of Trustees of Eton Academy, and a member of the Detroit Goodfellows.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nMichelson was first nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on July 25, 2013, but the Senate took no vote on that nomination.<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup> She was nominated again on January 6, 2014.<sup>[3](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)</sup> The Senate confirmed her on March 12, 2014, by a vote of 98 to 0.<sup>[2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1130361)</sup> She received her commission on March 14, 2014, and has served as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan since then.<sup>[1](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Judge Laurie J. Michelson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan](https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/judges/district/?id=34)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, March 12, 2014](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1130361)\n3. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Laurie Jill Michelson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394401)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames Mc to My*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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