Appointed by Bill Clinton Preceded by George E. Woods | Name Denise Hood Role Judge | |
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Alma mater Yale University
Columbia Law School Education Columbia Law School, Yale University | ||
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Denise Page Hood (born 1952) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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- Education and career
- Federal judicial service
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Judge denise page hood
Education and career
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Hood received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1977. She was assistant corporation counsel to the Law Department of the City of Detroit, Michigan, from 1977 to 1982. She then held several state judicial positions, first on the 36th District Court of Michigan from 1983 to 1989, then on the Recorder's Court of the City of Detroit from 1989 to 1992, and lastly on the Michigan Circuit Court for Wayne County, Michigan, from 1993 to 1994.
Federal judicial service
On March 9, 1994, Hood was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by George E. Woods. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 15, 1994, and received her commission on June 16, 1994. She became Chief Judge in late 2015.
