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Gordon Quist

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Tenure

2006 - Present

Years in position

19

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Years in office: 1992 - 2006

Education

Bachelor's

Michigan State University, 1959

Law

George Washington University Law Center, 1962

Personal

Birthplace

Grand Rapids, MI

Contact

Official website

Gordon Jay Quist is afederal judge onsenior status with theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush.

Early life and education

Born inGrand Rapids, Michigan, Quist graduated from Michigan State University with his bachelor's degree in 1959 and from George Washington University Law School with hisJ.D. in 1962.^[1]

Professional career

• 1992 - Present:United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

• 2006 - Present: Senior judge
• 1992-2006: Judge

• 1967-1992: Private practice,Grand Rapids, Mich.
• 1964-1966: Private practice,Chicago, Ill.
• 1962-1964: Private practice,Washington, D.C.^[1]

Judicial career

Western District of Michigan

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Gordon J. Quist
Court:United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Progress
Confirmed 98 days after nomination.
ANominated: March 20, 1992
AABA Rating:Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: June 18, 1992
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: June 25, 1992
AConfirmed: June 26, 1992
AVote: Unanimous consent

Quist was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush on March 20, 1992, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. TheAmerican Bar Association rated QuistUnanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Quist's nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on June 18, 1992, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen.Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on June 25, 1992. Quist was confirmed by the unanimous consent of theU.S. Senate on June 26, 1992, and he received his commission on June 30, 1992. Quist elected to takesenior status beginning on January 1, 2006. He was succeeded in this position by JudgeRobert Jonker.^[1][2][3]

Noteworthy cases

Judgment recognized in Swiss hockey injury case (2014)

In June 2014, Judge Quist upheld a $1.6 million judgment against former NHL player Kevin Miller resulting from injuries sustained by another player that were attributed to Miller during a game in Switzerland. The injuries ended the other player's career. A Swiss court issued a judgment in the injured player's insurance company's favor. Judge Quist upheld and enforced the judgment, with interest and costs, under the Uniform Foreign-Country Judgments Recognition Act.

Articles:

• NBC Sports, "Ex-NHLer Miller ordered to pay $1.6M for career-ending hit," June 7, 2014
• CBC Sports, "Kevin Miller ordered to pay $1.6M for career-ending hit," June 7, 2014

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

External links

• Judge Quist's biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

1. ↑^1.01.11.2Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Gordon Jay Quist," accessed July 31, 2014
2. ↑United States Congress, "PN 976 — Gordon J. Quist — The Judiciary," accessed May 18, 2017
3. ↑American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 102nd Congress," accessed May 18, 2017

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat 104 Stat. 5089	Western District of Michigan 1992–2006 Seat #5	Succeeded by: Robert Jonker

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Active judges	Chief Judge: Hala Jarbou  •  Jane Beckering  •  Paul Maloney  •  Robert Jonker
Senior judges	Gordon Quist  •  Janet Neff  •  Robert Holmes Bell  •
Magistrate judges	Ray Kent  •  Phillip J. Green  •  Maarten Vermaat  •  Sally Berens  •
Former Article III judges	Wendell Miles  •  Richard Enslen  •  David McKeague  •  Benjamin Gibson  •  Douglas Hillman  •  Albert Engel  •  Solomon Lewis Withey  •  W. Wallace Kent  •  Henry Franklin Severens  •  George Wanty  •  Loyal Edwin Knappen  •  Arthur Carter Denison  •  Clarence Sessions  •  Fred Morton Raymond  •  Noel Fox  •  Raymond Starr  •
Former Chief judges	Wendell Miles  •  Richard Enslen  •  Robert Jonker  •  Robert Holmes Bell  •  Benjamin Gibson  •  Douglas Hillman  •  W. Wallace Kent  •  Noel Fox  •  Raymond Starr  •

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Michigan courts

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