Arthur Tarnow
Arthur Tarnow | |
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| File:Arthur J Tarnow.jpg | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office May 26, 2010 – January 21, 2022 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| In office May 22, 1998 – May 26, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Julian A. Cook |
| Succeeded by | Terrence Berg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1942 |
| Died | January 21, 2022 (aged 79) Detroit, Michigan |
| Education | Wayne State University (BA, JD) |
Arthur Jeffrey Tarnow (February 3, 1942 – January 21, 2022) was an American jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Tarnow was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 3, 1942.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wayne State University in 1963 and a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in 1965. He was a law clerk to John Fitzgerald, Louis McGregor, and Timothy Quinn of the Michigan Court of Appeals in 1967. He was a lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea from 1967 to 1968. He was a chief deputy defender for Legal Aid and Defenders from 1969 to 1970. He was an attorney for the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office from 1970 to 1972. He was in private practice of law in Michigan from 1973 to 1998.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit | edit source]On September 24, 1997, Tarnow was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Julian A. Cook. Tarnow was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 13, 1998, and received his commission on May 22, 1998. He assumed senior status on May 26, 2010.[2][A]
Death
[edit | edit source]Tarnow died from heart disease at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on January 21, 2022, at the age of 79.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ His portrait hangs in Judge Terrence Berg's courtroom.[3]
Citations
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Sources
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- 1942 births
- 2022 deaths
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Lawyers from Detroit
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- Academic staff of the University of Papua New Guinea
- Wayne State University alumni
- Wayne State University Law School alumni
- United States federal judge stubs