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Gerald Ellis Rosen

Gerald Ellis Rosen
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 26, 2016 – January 31, 2017
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
March 12, 1990 – October 26, 2016
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Philip Pratt
Succeeded by vacant
Personal details
Born (1951-10-26) October 26, 1951 (age 65)
Chandler, Arizona
Alma mater Kalamazoo College
George Washington University Law School

Gerald Ellis Rosen (born October 26, 1951 in Chandler, Arizona) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Prior to taking the bench, Rosen was a Senior Partner in the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone. While at Miller Canfield, Rosen was a trial lawyer, specializing in commercial, employment and constitutional litigation and litigated a number of important, high-profile cases.

He began his professional career in Washington, D.C. as a Legislative Assistant to United States Senator Robert P. Griffin of Michigan. Rosen served on Senator Griffin's staff in Washington for five years, from February 1974 through January 1979, during which time he was intimately involved in some of the most significant and challenging issues of the period. While serving as Senator Griffin's Legislative Assistant, Rosen attended the George Washington University Law School at night, and obtained his Juris Doctor degree in May 1979. (He is now a member of the Law School's Board of Advisors). Rosen obtained his undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College.

Rosen has written and published articles for professional journals and the popular press on a wide range of issues, including civil procedure, evidence, due process, criminal law, labor law and legal advertising, as well as numerous other topics. He is also a co-author of Federal Civil Trials and Evidence, Federal Employment Litigation and Michigan Civil Trials and Evidence and is the Senior Editor of West Publishing Company's Michigan Practice Guide series. For five years prior to taking the Bench, Judge Rosen co-chaired the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. In 1982, Judge Rosen was the Republican candidate for Congress in Michigan's 17th congressional district, losing to Congressman Sander Levin (D. Mi.).


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