Thomas Lamson Ludington
Thomas Lamson Ludington (born December 28, 1953) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Thomas L. Ludington | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
Assumed office June 12, 2006 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Paul V. Gadola |
Judge of the 42nd Circuit Court of Michigan | |
In office January 1, 1995 – June 12, 2006 | |
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Born | Thomas Lamson Ludington December 28, 1953[1] Midland, Michigan |
Spouse(s) | Katrina K. McGuire |
Children | 2 |
Education | Albion College (BA) University of San Diego (JD) |
Education and career
Born in Midland, Michigan, Ludington received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Albion College in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1979. During the summers of 1976 and 1977, he directed the water-ski school for Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana. He was in private practice in Michigan from 1980 to 1994. He was a judge on the 42nd Circuit Court of Michigan from 1994 to 2006, serving as Chief Judge of that court from 1999 to 2006.
Federal judicial service
Ludington was originally nominated through President George W. Bush on September 12, 2002, to a federal judgeship in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Paul V. Gadola. During this time the judicial nomination process was blocked by Democrats in the United States Senate, and Ludington's appointment was delayed for 1,365 days. Ludington was later confirmed unanimously on June 8, 2006, and received his commission on June 12, 2006.
References
- Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session. pt.4 (2006)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Sources
- Thomas Lamson Ludington at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Paul V. Gadola |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2006–present |
Incumbent |