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Bernard A. Friedman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Senior status since January 1, 2009.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- February 2, 1988
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 28, 1988
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 15, 1988
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- April 19, 1988
- Commissioned
- April 20, 1988
- Senior status
- Since January 1, 2009
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1943, 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
- U.S. Army lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1967-1968
- U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant, JAG Corps, 1968-1973
- Felony trial prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1969-1970
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1970-1974
- Private practice, Southfield, Michigan, 1974-1982
- Judge, Michigan District Court, Forty-Eighth Judicial District, 1982-1988
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