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Deborah L. Cook

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status since March 6, 2019.

Confirmed 66 to 25Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
January 7, 2003
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
January 29, 2003
Committee action
Reported (favorably), February 27, 2003
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 66 to 25
Confirmed
May 5, 2003
Commissioned
May 7, 2003
Senior status
Since March 6, 2019
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1952, 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

  • Private practice, Akron, Ohio, 1978-1991
  • Judge, Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth Appellate District, 1991-1995
  • Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1995-2003

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