Robert Hardy Cleland

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Robert Hardy Cleland
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Assumed office
February 28, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
June 19, 1990 – February 28, 2013
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJames Paul Churchill
Succeeded byLinda Vivienne Parker
Personal details
Born
Robert Hardy Cleland

(1947-04-26) April 26, 1947 (age 77)
St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.
EducationMichigan State University (BA)
University of North Carolina School of Law (JD)

Robert Hardy Cleland (born April 26, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in

Saint Clair County, Michigan in 1980, and was re-elected twice, serving in that position from 1981 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

On February 20, 1990, Cleland was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by James Paul Churchill. Cleland was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1990, and received his commission on June 19, 1990. He took senior status on February 28, 2013.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cleland, Robert Hardy - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Michigan Attorney General
1986
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1990–2013
Succeeded by