Elizabeth Stafford
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Elizabeth A. Stafford
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2030
Years in position
10
Education
Contact
Elizabeth A. Stafford is a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She has served on the court since November 17, 2014. Her current term will expire will expire on November 15, 2030.[1]
Education
Stafford earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School.[1]
Professional career
From her court biography, after law school Judge Stafford "began her career at the firm of Goodman, Eden, Millender & Bedrosian, practicing in various areas of personal injury law, including automobile negligence, products liability, civil rights, governmental immunity and wrongful discharge. In 1998, she became a career law clerk for United States District Judge Victoria A. Roberts. Judge Stafford joined the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2002, serving as a prosecutor in the general crimes, the controlled substance and the public corruption units until her appointment to the bench. Judge Stafford taught basic and intermediate trial advocacy at the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina, and a federal courts practice course at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She presented on federal court practice for the Wolverine Bar Association and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education."[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
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Footnotes
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