Nancy Garlock Edmunds (born 1947) is a
senior United States district judge of the
.
Education and career
Edmunds was born in
Detroit
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. She received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Cornell University
Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...
in 1969, a
Master of Arts in Teaching
A Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) or Master of Science in Teaching (MST) is a professional master's degree that prepares an individual for primary or secondary teaching in a specific field of studies.
The degree is generally a pre-service degre ...
from the
University of Chicago
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in 1971, and a
Juris Doctor
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from
Wayne State University Law School
Wayne State University Law School (Wayne Law) is the law school of Wayne State University in Detroit. Wayne Law is located in Midtown, Detroit's Cultural Center. Founded in 1927, the law school offers juris doctor (J.D.), master of laws (LL.M.), ...
in 1976. She was a
law clerk
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to Judge
Ralph M. Freeman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 1976 to 1978. She was in private practice in Detroit from 1978 to 1992.
Federal judicial service
On September 11, 1991, Edmunds was nominated by President
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushBefore the outcome of the 2000 United States presidential election, he was usually referred to simply as "George Bush" but became more commonly known as "George H. W. Bush", "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush th ...
to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich
Richard Fred Suhrheinrich (born August 15, 1936) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit serving in Lansing, Michigan He had been a United States district judge of the United States D ...
. She was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on February 6, 1992, and received her commission on February 10, 1992. She assumed
senior status on August 1, 2012.
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1947 births
Living people
20th-century American women judges
21st-century American judges
21st-century American women judges
Cornell 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
University of Chicago alumni
Wayne State University Law School alumni