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Gerald E. Rosen | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office October 26, 2016 – January 31, 2017 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office 2009 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard A. Friedman |
| Succeeded by | Denise Page Hood |
| Judge of theUnited 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 | Stephanie D. Davis |
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| Born | Gerald Ellis Rosen (1951-10-26)October 26, 1951 (age 73) Chandler,Arizona |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Kalamazoo College (BA) George Washington University Law School (JD) |
Gerald Ellis Rosen (born October 26, 1951) is a formerUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Prior to taking thebench, Rosen was a senior partner in the law firm ofMiller, 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.[1]
He began his professional career inWashington, D.C. as a Legislative Assistant toUnited States SenatorRobert P. Griffin ofMichigan. 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 theGeorge Washington University Law School at night, and obtained hisJuris Doctor in May 1979. (He is now a member of the Law School's Board of Advisors). Rosen obtained hisBachelor of Arts degree fromKalamazoo College.[1]
Rosen has written and published articles for professional journals and the popular press on a wide range of issues, includingcivil procedure,evidence,due process,criminal law,labor law andlegal advertising, as well as numerous other topics. He is also a co-author ofFederal Civil Trials and Evidence,Federal Employment Litigation andMichigan Civil Trials and Evidence and is the Senior Editor ofWest 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 theRepublican candidate forCongress inMichigan's 17th congressional district, losing to CongressmanSander Levin (D. Mi.).[1]
For eighteen years, Judge Rosen has been an adjunct professor of law, teaching evidence atUniversity of Michigan Law School,Wayne State University Law School,University of Detroit Law School andThomas M. Cooley Law School. Judge Rosen frequently lectures at continuing legal education seminars for both lawyers and State and Federal Judges. He has also lectured at numerous International conferences, and represented the United States government as part of theU.S. State Department's Rule of Law program inMoscow,Russia andTbilisi,Georgia, consulting with legal scholars and judges from those nations on the draft of their constitutions and organization of their legal system. Most recently, he lectured to high-ranking Chinese Judges at theSupreme People's Court inBeijing,China andEgyptian judges inCairo, as well as lecturing atHebrew University of Jerusalem.[1]
Rosen was nominated byGeorge H. W. Bush on November 9, 1989, to theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to a seat vacated byPhilip Pratt. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1990, and received his commission on March 12, 1990. He served as Chief Judge of the Court from 2009 to 2015. He assumedsenior status on October 26, 2016, on his 65th birthday. He retired from active service on January 31, 2017.[1]
From 1995 to 2001, Judge Rosen served on the U.S. Judicial Conference's Committee on Criminal Law. As a member of that Committee, he was actively involved in developing sentencing and criminal law and procedure policy for theJudicial Branch of the US Government. Rosen was also selected by his colleagues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Federal Judges Association.[1]
Beyond his professional work, Judge Rosen is involved with several charitable and community organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of Focus: HOPE and the Michigan Chapter of the Federalist Society.
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 1990–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2009–2015 | Succeeded by |
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