Michael Barrett
| Michael Barrett | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 5/5/2006 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Walter Rice |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1951 |
| Home State: | Cincinnati, OH |
| Bachelors: | U. of Cincinnati, B.A., 1974 |
| Law School: | U. of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1977 |
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Michael Ryan Barrett is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Barrett received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
Professional career
Barrett started his legal career as a administrative hearing officer for the State of Ohio from 1977 to 1978. In 1978, Barett became The Chief Assistant prosecuting attorney for the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office] from 1978 to 1984. In 1984, Barrett entered into private practice in Cincinnati from 1984 to 2006. [1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Ohio
On the recommendation of Senators George Vonovich and Mike DeWine, Barrett was nominated by George W. Bush on December 16, 2005, to a seat vacated by Walter Rice as Rice went on senior status. Barrett was confirmed by the Senate on May 1, 2006 on a Senate Vote and received commission on May 5, 2006. [1]
Notable cases
The notable case section on this page needs to be reformatted.
Fraternal Order of Police
Judge Barrett ruled in favor of a man who wanted to display a Fraternal Order of Police sticker after receiving the sticker from a friend who serves on the Lockland Police.
Jasbir Singh, who received the sticker, sued the Village of Lockland over a law prohibiting civilians to have police stickers on their cars. The judge ruled that the law the Village of Lockland passed violated the First Amendment in terms of free expression.[2]
Tennessee Plan challenge
Judge Barrett wrote the opinion to affirm the initial dismissal of a suit challenging the constitutionality of the Tennessee Plan from a magistrate judge. [3]
The lawsuit was brought by attorney John Jay Hooker and Drew Johnson, president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, and was dismissed on July 28, 2009 by Barrett writing for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. [4]
The suit alleged that "Under the Plan, voters are denied their constitutional right to vote for justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court and other state appellate judges". The Sixth Circuit did not address the merits of the case, but dismissed it on the grounds that Hooker and Johnson lacked standing to bring the case to bear in federal court. [5]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barrett Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ FOX 8 "Federal judge allows Ohio man to display police union sticker on car", April 1, 2010
- ↑ Barrett affirmation re: Johnson v. Bredesen
- ↑ Courthouse News Service "Judicial Appointment Challenge in Tenn. Fails" July 29, 2009
- ↑ TCPR Press Release "Statement on the judicial selection case of Johnson v. Bredesen" July 29, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter Rice |
Southern District of Ohio 2006–Current Seat #4T |
Succeeded by: NA |
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