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Eric L. Clay
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- January 7, 1997
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 7, 1997
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 22, 1997
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- July 31, 1997
- Commissioned
- August 1, 1997
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1948, 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. Damon J. Keith, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1972-1973
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1973-1997
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