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Sean Cox
Cox in 2022
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Incumbent
Assumed office February 21, 2022
Preceded by	Denise Page Hood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Incumbent
Assumed office June 12, 2006
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Lawrence Paul Zatkoff
Personal details
Born	Sean Francis Cox (1957-09-24) September 24, 1957 (age 66) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	University of Michigan ( BGS) Michigan State University ( JD)

Sean Francis Cox (born September 24, 1957) is an American lawyer and judge serving as the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Cox was born in Detroit, Michigan. He received a Bachelor of General Studies degree from the University of Michigan in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law (now the Michigan State University College of Law) in 1983. Prior to joining the federal bench, Cox was a trial judge in Michigan for the Wayne Circuit Court. He was appointed by Michigan Governor John Engler in 1996. ^[1] Before that, Cox was in private practice in Michigan from 1983 to 1996.

Federal judicial service

President George W. Bush nominated Cox to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on September 10, 2004, and renominated him on February 4, 2005, to fill a vacancy left by Judge Lawrence Paul Zatkoff. Due to the initial opposition of Michigan Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Cox's nomination was not voted on until June 8, 2006, when he was confirmed by voice vote. He received his commission on June 12, 2006. He became Chief Judge on February 21, 2022. ^[2]

Notable cases

In 2009, Cox presided over the case of Canadian citizens Timothy McGuire and James Ryan, who sued the Royal Oak, Michigan police department for false arrest after they witnessed but did not participate in an assault of a fellow passenger on a bus they were riding on. ^[3]

References

External links

• Sean Cox at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Thomas, Ken, "Senate confirms Ludington, Cox to federal bench," Associated Press, June 8, 2006.
• Biography at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan