Richard Enslen

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Years in office: 2005 - 2015

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Years in office: 1979 - 2005

Education

Law

Wayne State University, 1958

Personal

Birthplace

Kalamazoo, MI

Richard Alan Enslen was anArticle III federal judge for theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by PresidentJimmy Carter. He served onsenior status until he passed away on February 17, 2015.^[1]

Education

A native ofKalamazoo, Enslen graduated from Wayne State law School in 1958. Enslen served in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1954 before entering Law School at Wayne State.^[2]

Professional career

Enslen has a had a diverse career path leading towards his current position in the federal judiciary. First, he became an Assistant trust officer for the First National Bank & Trust Company inKalamazoo in 1958 before serving seven years in Private practice from 1958 to 1965. In 1965, he became the Director for the Costa Rica Division of the US Peace Corps from 1965 to 1968 before returning back toMichigan as a Municipal Judge for the City of Kalamazoo from 1968 to 1969. In 1969, he became a Michigan District Court Judge before serving nine more years of private practice from 1970 to 1979.^[2]

Judicial career

Western District of Michigan

On the recommendation of Senator William Riegle, Jr., Enslen was nominated by PresidentJimmy Carter on November 30, 1979, to a seat vacated byNoel Peter Fox; Confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1979, and received commission onDecember 21, 1979. Served as chief judge from 1995 to 2001. Assumed senior status onSeptember 1, 2005.^[2]

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

External links

• Enslen Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

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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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