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Paul David Borman (born January 7, 1939) is a
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of the
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, having been appointed in 1994. Borman was earlier an Assistant United States Attorney, and Special Counsel to the Mayor of Detroit. For 15 years thereafter, he was Chief Federal Defender of the Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit from 1979 to 1994. When he was appointed to be a federal judge, he became the first federal defender to be appointed to the federal bench. He was also a Professor and Assistant Dean at
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, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the
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.


Early life and education

Borman was a native of
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,
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, and his father – Tom Borman – was president of Borman Food Stores, Inc. Borman graduated from
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in 1956. He received a
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degree in economics from the
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in 1959. He later received a Juris Doctor from the
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in 1962, and a
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from
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in 1964. Borman became engaged to Susan Cohen, daughter of Manuel F. Cohen, Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in early 1964, and married her in June of that year.


Early career

Borman was a Staff Attorney of the
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from 1962 to 1963. He was then an Assistant United States Attorney for the
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from 1964 to 1965. He later acted as Vice President and house counsel for Borman Food Stores, Inc. Borman was a Special Counsel, Mayor's Development Team, Detroit, in 1967. He was also Special Counsel to the Mayor of Detroit, Jerome Cavanagh, from 1967 to 1968. He was an Assistant County Prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, from 1974 to 1975. He was Chief Federal Defender, Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit, from 1979 to 1994. When he was appointed to be a federal judge, he became the first federal defender to be appointed to the federal bench.


Law school teaching career

Borman was a professor at
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from 1968 to 1979. He was an Assistant Dean at Wayne State University Law School from 1968 to 1973. He was an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Michigan Law School from 1981 to 1994.


Federal judicial service

On March 24, 1994, Borman was nominated by President
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to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Stewart Albert Newblatt. Borman was confirmed by the
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on August 9, 1994, and received his commission on August 10, 1994.


Notable cases

On December 26, 2009, Judge Borman presided over the arraignment of Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab, who was charged with an attempt to destroy an aircraft and with placing a destructive device in proximity to an aircraft, in connection with
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. On October 5, 2012, Borman issued an injunction against Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's "citizenship checkbox" as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment. In his ruling, Borman stated that the checkbox “will create chaos” and cause “irreparable injury to the voting process.” On September 14, 2018, Borman ruled that the ACLU's lawsuit against Michigan could move forward. The ACLU sued Michigan over its decision to allow faith-based agencies which receive federal funding to deny services to same-sex couples, arguing that Michigan's decision violated the
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of the 1st amendment. "The plaintiffs have adequately alleged injury in fact for both their establishment clause and equal protection claims," wrote Borman. "This injury is at least 'fairly traceable' to the state defendants based on the allegations before the court."


Writing

Borman is the co-author, with Professors Peter Henning, Jerold Israel, and Ellen Podgor, of the casebook ''White Collar Crime: Law and Practice''.


Awards

Borman is a member of the University of Michigan Hall of Fame. He was given the
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’s Fred M. Butzel Award for Distinguished Community Service in 2007.


References


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"Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary"
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