Richard Alan Enslen
Richard Alan Enslen | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| In office September 1, 2005 – February 17, 2015 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| In office 1995–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Holmes Bell |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
| In office December 21, 1979 – September 1, 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Noel Peter Fox |
| Succeeded by | Paul Lewis Maloney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Alan Enslen May 28, 1931 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Died | February 17, 2015 (aged 83) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Education | Wayne State University Law School (LLB) |
Richard Alan Enslen (May 28, 1931 – February 17, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, with chambers in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Education and career
Born in
Republican Garry E. Brown. He returned to private practice in Kalamazoo from 1970 to 1979.[2]
Federal judicial service
Enslen was nominated by
President Jimmy Carter on November 30, 1979, to a seat vacated by Judge Noel Peter Fox on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1979, and received his commission on December 21, 1979. Enslen served as Chief Judge of the court from 1995 to 2001, and assumed senior status on September 1, 2005, but stopped hearing cases in 2009.[2] Enslen died on February 17, 2015, in Kalamazoo.[3]
References
- ^ 'Great American Judges; An Encyclopedia,' volume 1, John R. Vile, ABC-CLIO: 2003, Biographical Sketch of Richard Alan Enslen, pg. 239-246
- ^ a b Richard Alan Enslen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Retired federal judge Richard Alan Enslen dies at age 83".
Sources
- Richard Alan Enslen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- The Political Graveyard
- United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan Official Website
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