Robert James Jonker
| Robert James Jonker | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Lewis Maloney |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
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Assumed office July 16, 2007 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Gordon Jay Quist |
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| Born |
Robert James Jonker 1960 (age 56–57) Holland, Michigan |
| Education |
Calvin College B.A. University of Michigan Law School J.D. |
Robert James Jonker (born 1960) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Born in Holland, Michigan, Jonker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Calvin College in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He was a law clerk for Judge John F. Feikens of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, from 1985 to 1987. He was in private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1987 to 2007.
On March 19, 2007, Jonker was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Gordon Jay Quist. Jonker was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 9, 2007, and received his commission on July 16, 2007. He became Chief Judge in 2015.
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