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Denise Page Hood | |
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.jpg) Hood in 2021 | |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| Assumed office May 1, 2022 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office December 31, 2015 – February 21, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Ellis Rosen |
| Succeeded by | Sean Cox |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office June 16, 1994 – May 1, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | George E. Woods |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan J. C. Grey |
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| Born | Denise Arlene Page 1952 (age 73–74) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Relatives | Noah Hood (son) |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Denise Arlene Page Hood[1] (born 1952) is aseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.[2]
Born inColumbus, Ohio, Hood received aBachelor of Arts fromYale University in 1974 and aJuris Doctor fromColumbia Law School in 1977. She was assistant corporation counsel to the Law Department of the City ofDetroit,Michigan, from 1977 to 1982. She then held several state judicial positions, first on the 36th District Court of Michigan from 1983 to 1989, then on the Recorder's Court of the City of Detroit from 1989 to 1992, and lastly on the Michigan Circuit Court forWayne County, Michigan, from 1993 to 1994.
On March 9, 1994, Hood was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated byGeorge E. Woods. She was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on June 15, 1994, and received her commission on June 16, 1994. She became Chief Judge on December 31, 2015.[3] and served in that role until February 15, 2022. She assumedsenior status on May 1, 2022.[4]
Page Hood is married to Rev. Nicholas Hood III, current pastor at the Plymouth United Church of Christ in Detroit and a former member of theDetroit City Council. The two have a son,Noah Hood, who currently serves on theMichigan Supreme Court.[5]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 1994–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2015–2022 | Succeeded by |
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