Helene White

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Helene N. White is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which hears appeals from the federal district courts of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. She was confirmed on June 24, 2008.[1]

She previously served on the Michigan First District Court of Appeals.

Biography

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Helene White then clerked for two years for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Charles Levin, whom she would later marry and, in November 2006, divorce.[2]

Education

Judge White graduated from Barnard College with an A.B. and received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1978.[3]

Legal career

In 1992, Judge White was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals, First District, where she served until her appointment to the Sixth Circuit. From 1983 to 1993, Judge White served as a judge on the Wayne County Circuit Court. In 1980, Judge White was elected as a Common Pleas Court Judge for the City of Detroit. In 1981, the court became the 36th District Court of Michigan and Judge White served on that court until 1983.[4] Term expires January 1, 2011.[5]

Awards and associations

Judge White has been a member of the Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Committee, American Bar Association's Judicial Administration Division, American Judicature Society, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Detroit Bar Association, National Association of Women Judges, and the Michigan Judges Association. She also serves as a board member to the JVS (formerly the Jewish Vocational Services), the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan Legal Services, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, American Jewish Committee, Metropolitan Detroit Young Women's Christian Association, and COTS (Coalition on Temporary Shelter), an organization that provides temporary shelter, longer term care, and transitional housing for those in need.[6]

Political affiliation

Democrat.

RMGN and the Court of Appeals

Reform Michigan Government Now's (RMGN) failed proposal to reduce the Michigan Court of Appeals from 28 to 21 judges, based on term expiration dates, was intended to shift the court's political power from the Republicans to the Democrats. Had the proposal passed, the court's political makeup would be changed from the current 16 Republican judges and 12 Democratic judges to 10 Republican judges and 11 Democratic judges--thereby eliminating six Republican judges and one Democratic judge. The judges targeted by the Reform Michigan Government Now proposal were: Pat Donofrio, Joel Hoekstra, Donald Owens, David Sawyer, William Whitbeck, Kurtis Wilder, and Helene White--the only Democrat affected by these removals.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ White House: Judicial Nominees
  2. ↑ Wikipedia: Helene White
  3. ↑ White House: Judicial Nominees
  4. ↑ White House: Judicial Nominees
  5. ↑ Judge White's Bio
  6. ↑ White House: Judicial Nominees
  7. ↑ Democrats will take over on Michigan Court of Appeals

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