Matthew Frederick Leitman
| Matthew Frederick Leitman | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
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Assumed office March 14, 2014 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Marianne O. Battani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Matthew Frederick Leitman August 2, 1968 Detroit, Michigan |
| Education |
University of Michigan B.A. Harvard Law School J.D. |
Matthew Frederick Leitman (born August 2, 1968) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Leitman was born on August 2, 1968, in Detroit, Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in 1990 from the University of Michigan. He received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 1993 from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk to Justice Charles L. Levin of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 2004, he worked at the law firm of Miro Weiner & Kramer P.C. in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. From 2004 until his move to the federal bench, he served as a principal at the law firm of Miller Canfield P.L.C. in Troy, Michigan, where he handled complex commercial litigation, criminal defense, and appellate matters before both state and federal courts.
On July 25, 2013, President Obama nominated Leitman to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to the seat vacated by Judge Marianne O. Battani, who took senior status on June 10, 2012. On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of committee. A cloture vote was held on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, on the Leitman nomination; cloture was invoked by a vote of 55-43. On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, the United States Senate voted 98-0 for final confirmation. He received his judicial commission on March 14, 2014.
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