Gerald Ellis Rosen (born October 26, 1951) is a former
United States district judge
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of the
.
Professional career
Prior to taking the
bench, Rosen was a senior partner in the law firm of
Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone
Miller Canfield, P.L.C., doing business as Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone (founded in 1852), is an American law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. In 2014, the firm was ranked 165th largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount ...
. 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.
He began his professional career in
Washington, D.C.
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as a Legislative Assistant to
United States Senator
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Robert P. Griffin
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and was a Justice of the M ...
of
Michigan
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. 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 the
George Washington University Law School
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at night, and obtained his
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
in May 1979. (He is now a member of the Law School's Board of Advisors). Rosen obtained his
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Kalamazoo College
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.
Published writings
Rosen has written and published articles for professional journals and the popular press on a wide range of issues, including
civil procedure
Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters). These rules govern how a lawsuit or case may be commenced; what ki ...
,
evidence
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In epistemology, evidenc ...
,
due process
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,
criminal law
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,
labor law
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and
legal advertising
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, as well as numerous other topics. He is also a co-author of ''Federal Civil Trials and Evidence'', ''Federal Employment Litigation'' and ''Michigan Civil Trials and Evidence'' and is the Senior Editor of
West 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 the
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
candidate for
Congress
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in
Michigan's 17th congressional district
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App ...
, losing to Congressman
Sander Levin
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(D. Mi.).
Academic career
For eighteen years, Judge Rosen has been an adjunct professor of law, teaching evidence at
University of Michigan Law School
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,
Wayne State University Law School
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,
University of Detroit Law School and
Thomas 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 the
U.S. State Department's Rule of Law program in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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and
Tbilisi
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,
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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* Related to the ...
, 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 the
Supreme People's Court
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in
Beijing
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,
China
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and
Egypt
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ian judges in
Cairo
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, as well as lecturing at
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
.
Federal judicial service
Rosen was nominated by
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
on November 9, 1989, to the
to a seat vacated by
Philip 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 assumed
senior status
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on October 26, 2016, on his 65th birthday. He retired from active service on January 31, 2017.
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 the
Judicial Branch of the US Government. Rosen was also selected by his colleagues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Federal Judges Association.
Interests
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.
References
Sources
FJC BioBiography
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1951 births
Living people
George Washington University Law School alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Kalamazoo College alumni
People from Chandler, Arizona
United States district court judges appointed by George H. W. Bush
University of Michigan Law School faculty
Wayne State University faculty
Michigan Republicans
20th-century American judges
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American judges
Lawyers from Detroit