Gershwin Allen Drain

Judge Gershwin Allen Drain

Personal

Birthday:

1949

Birthplace:

Detroit, MI

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Legal research clerk, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1972-1973
Attorney, Detroit [Michigan] Department of Transportation, 1973-1974
Attorney, Federal Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, 1974-1986
Judge, Michigan District Court, Thirty-Sixth Judicial District, 1986-1987
Judge, Detroit [Michigan] Recorder`s Court, 1987-1997
Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1997-2012

Education

Name of School:

Western Michigan University

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1970

Name of School - Second:

University of Michigan Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1972

Name of School - Third:

University of Nevada, Reno

Degree - Third:

M.J.S.

Degree Year - Third:

1991

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

Court Name:

Michigan Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/8/2012