Robert Hardy Cleland (born April 26, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Robert Hardy Cleland
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Assumed office
February 28, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
June 19, 1990 – February 28, 2013
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJames Paul Churchill
Succeeded byLinda Vivienne Parker
Personal details
Born (1947-04-26) April 26, 1947 (age 77)
St. Clair, Michigan, U.S.
EducationMichigan State University (BA)
University of North Carolina School of Law (JD)

Education and career

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Cleland was born in St. Clair, Michigan. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Port Huron, Michigan from 1972 to 1975. He was a county assistant prosecuting attorney of Port Huron from 1972 to 1980, serving as chief assistant from 1977 to 1980. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Saint Clair County, Michigan in 1980, and was re-elected twice, serving in that position from 1981 to 1990.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On February 20, 1990, Cleland was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge James Paul Churchill. Cleland was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1990, and received his commission on June 19, 1990. He assumed senior status on February 28, 2013.[1]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Michigan Attorney General
1986
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1990–2013
Succeeded by