Gershwin Allen Drain

b. 1949 · Detroit, MI

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Aug 8, 2012

Education

  • Western Michigan University, B.S., 1970
  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1972
  • University of Nevada, Reno, M.J.S., 1991

Professional Career

Legal research clerk, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1972-1973; Attorney, Detroit [Michigan] Department of Transportation, 1973-1974; Attorney, Federal Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, 1974-1986; Judge, Michigan District Court, Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, 1986-1987; Judge, Detroit [Michigan] Recorder's Court, 1987-1997; Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1997-2012

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