Paul Lewis Maloney
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Paul Lewis Maloney | |
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Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
In office 2008–2015 | |
Preceded by | Robert Holmes Bell |
Succeeded by | Robert James Jonker |
Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan | |
Assumed office July 13, 2007 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Richard Alan Enslen |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Cleveland, Ohio,U.S. | December 15, 1949
Education | Lehigh University(BA) University of Detroit(JD) |
Paul Lewis Maloney(born December 15, 1949) is aUnited States district judgeof theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Education and career
[edit]Maloney was born inCleveland, Ohio.He received aBachelor of Artsdegree fromLehigh Universityin 1972 and aJuris Doctorfrom theUniversity of Detroit School of Lawin 1975. He was an assistant prosecutor in theBerrien CountyProsecutor's Office, Michigan from 1975 to 1981. He was Berrien County Prosecuting Attorney from 1981 to 1989. He was a Deputy Assistant Attorney General ofUnited States Department of Justice Criminal Divisionfrom 1989 to 1993. He was Special Assistant to the Director of theMichigan Department of Correctionsfrom 1993 to 1995. He was a judge on Berrien County Trial Court from 1995 to 1996. He was a judge onBerrien County Circuit Courtfrom 1996 to 2007.
Federal judicial service
[edit]On March 19, 2007, Maloney was nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bushto serve as a United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Michigan,to a seat vacated by JudgeRichard Alan Enslen.He was confirmed by theUnited States Senateon July 9, 2007, and received his commission on July 13, 2007. He served as chief judge from 2008 to 2015.[2]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Paul Lewis Maloneyat theBiographical Directory of Federal Judges,a publication of theFederal Judicial Center.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Michigan state court judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- 21st-century American judges
- Lawyers from Cleveland
- Lehigh University alumni
- University of Detroit Mercy alumni