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3 unusual facts about United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan


Henry Franklin Severens

On May 14, 1886, Severens was nominated by President Grover Cleveland to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Solomon Lewis Withey.

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over the court.

Appeals from the Western District of Michigan are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).


George P. Wanty

On March 7, 1900, Wanty was nominated by President William McKinley to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Henry Franklin Severens.

Noel Peter Fox

On July 12, 1962, Fox was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan vacated by Raymond Wesley Starr.


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