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Michael Craig Martin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Active service.
Confirmed 62 to 36Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- May 12, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 10, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 16, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 62 to 36
- Confirmed
- July 22, 2026
- Commissioned
- July 29, 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
- Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency, 1995-1999
- Law clerk, Hon. Hugh H. Bownes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2002-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Edward F. Harrington, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2003-2004
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005
- Trial attorney, Counterespionage Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2008
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2008-2026; deputy criminal chief, 2017-2019; chief, National Security Unit, 2019-2025; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2020-2021; criminal chief, 2025-2026
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