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Michael Jason Hendershot
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Active service.
Confirmed 50 to 44Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- April 14, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 29, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 18, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 50 to 44
- Confirmed
- June 24, 2026
- Commissioned
- July 9, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1974, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2001-2002
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 2002-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Terrence O'Donnell, Supreme Court of Ohio, 2005-2006
- Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 2006-2011
- Chief deputy solicitor general, State of Ohio, 2011-2026
- Adjunct professor of appellate advocacy, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2019-2022
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