Matthew F. Leitman
Matthew F. Leitman | |
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.jpg) Letiman in 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| Assumed office March 14, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Marianne Battani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1968 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Matthew Frederick Leitman (born August 2, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Biography
Leitman was born on August 2, 1968, in
Federal judicial service
On July 25, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Leitman to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to the seat vacated by Judge Marianne Battani, who assumed senior status on June 10, 2012.[2] On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[4] On March 11, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 55–43 vote.[5] On March 12, 2014, his nomination was confirmed by a 98–0 vote.[6] He received his judicial commission on March 14, 2014.[3]
John Conyers ballot qualification dispute
On May 23, 2014, Leitman ruled that Congressman John Conyers (D-MI 13th) could remain on the election ballot despite a dispute over the validity of signatures on his nominating petition. Michigan election law requires at least 1,000 signatures of registered voters for a candidate to be included on a ballot; Conyers submitted 2,000 signatures, but most were ruled invalid by a county judge on the grounds that they were not collected by registered voters as required by law. The constitutionality of this signature-gathering requirement was challenged in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, and Leitman issued an injunction ordering that Conyers be put back on the ballot, finding that plaintiffs "have shown a substantial likelihood of success" and "time is of the essence".[7][8]
References
- ^ "Attorney Matthew F Leitman – Lawyer in Detroit MI". www.lawyercentral.com.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b Matthew F. Leitman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - January 16, 2014" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Matthew Leitman, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan)". www.senate.gov.
- ^ "Judge puts Rep. John Conyers back on the ballot in Michigan". Washington Post.
- ^ "Judge who put Conyers back on the ballot is one of Harry Reid's "nuclear option" confirmees".
External links
- Matthew F. Leitman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Matthew F. Leitman at Ballotpedia