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| Michael Watson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 9/10/2004 - Present |
| Preceded by: | James Graham |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1956 |
| Home State: | Akron, OH |
| Bachelors: | Ohio State U., B.A., 1983 |
| Law School: | Capital U. School of Law, J.D., 1987 |
| Military service: | U.S. Air Force, 1975 - 1978; Ohio Air National Guard 1978 - 1984 |
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Michael Watson is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
A native of Ohio, Watson graduated from Ohio State University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1983 and graduated from Capital University School of Law with his juris doctor degree in 1987. Watson has also served in the United States Air Force from 1975 to 1978 and the Ohio Air National Guard from 1978 to 1984. [1]
Professional career
Watson started his legal career as a Bailiff and Law Clerk for the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1983 to 1988. In 1988, Watson entered into private practice before becoming the Chief legal counsel for the Ohio Department of Commerce from 1991 to 1992, in 1992 Watson was promoted to Deputy chief legal counsel for Ohio Governor George Vonovich from 1992-1994 and later became Chief Legal Consuel for Govenor Vonovich from 1994 to 1995. In 1996, Watson was elected judge in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and served as a Common Pleas judge until 2003, when Watson was elected judge for the Tenth District in the Ohio Court of Appeals. [1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Ohio
On the recommendation of Ohio Senators Michael DeWine and George Vonovich, Watson was nominated by President George W. Bush on April 6, 2004 to a seat vacated by James Graham as Graham went on senior status. Watson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 7, 2004 on a Senate Vote and received commission on September 10, 2004. [1]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Watson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Graham |
Southern District of Ohio 2004–Current Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
