Federal court in Detroit needs two new judges
DETROIT (AP) — Applications are available for people who want to become a federal judge in Detroit.
Michigan Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow are asking a committee to advise them on two openings. It will be chaired by Detroit lawyer Eugene Driker.
There are openings at the federal court in Detroit because judges Bernard Friedman and Arthur Tarnow have chosen to take senior status, which can reduce their caseloads.
Wayne County Judge David Allen recently withdrew his name after more than a year of delay. Levin and Stabenow had recommended him to President Barack Obama but he was never formally nominated.
Allen says the confirmation process in the U.S. Senate is “broken.”
Procedures for the review will be established by the committee, which will provide the Senators with their assessments of the candidates’ qualifications.
Interested persons should contact Senator Levin’s Detroit office to obtain an application. Applications will be due on Jan. 24, 2011:
United States Senator Carl Levin
Attention: Eastern District Court Vacancies
Room 1860
McNamara Building
477 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226-2576
Phone: (313) 226-6020
Holiday Hours
The Wayne County Clerk’s Office will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Jan. 3 and will re-open Tuesday, Jan. 4. Open Dec. 28, 29 and 30 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will be: Circuit Court Civil Filings (Rm. 201) and Family Filings and Personal Protection Orders (Rm. 928) located in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center; Criminal Division in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice; Juvenile Division in the Lincoln Hall of Justice. Filings for Department of Human Services and Juvenile Assessment Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. only.
The Office of the City Clerk (200 CAYMC) and the City Clerk Archives and Records Division (65) Cadillac Tower, Ste. 1600) will shut down for the holiday beginning Monday, Dec. 20 through Monday, Jan. 3. The City Clerk offices will reopen during its regular business hours on Wednesday, Jan. 5. (Tuesday, Jan. 4, is a budget-required furlough day.)
The Wayne County Probate Court will close for the holiday season at noon on Thursday, Dec. 23 and reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 8 a.m.
The Wayne County Probate Court will be open Dec. 28, 29, and 30, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to accept pleadings, and to conduct mental health and emergency hearings.
In observance of the 2010 holiday season, the 36th District Court will be closed to the public on Friday, Dec. 24, Monday, Dec. 27, Friday, Dec. 31, and Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Only Criminal Arraignments will be conducted.
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