Robert Hardy Cleland (born April 26, 1947) is a
senior United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Education and career
Born in
St. Clair,
Michigan, Cleland received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Michigan State University
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in 1969 and a
Juris Doctor
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from the
University of North Carolina School of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in
Port Huron, Michigan from 1972 to 1975. He was a county assistant prosecuting attorney of Port Huron from 1972 to 1980, serving as Chief Assistant from 1977 to 1980. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney of
Saint Clair County, Michigan in 1980, and was re-elected twice, serving in that position from 1981 to 1990.
Federal judicial service
On February 20, 1990, Cleland was nominated by President
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 ...
to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by
James Paul Churchill. Cleland was confirmed by the
United States Senate on June 18, 1990, and received his commission on June 19, 1990. He took senior status on February 28, 2013.
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1947 births
Living people
Michigan State University alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States district court judges appointed by George H. W. Bush
20th-century American judges
People from St. Clair, Michigan
21st-century American judges