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| name = Michael Harrison Watson |
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| term_start = September 10, 2004 |
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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]] |
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| predecessor = [[James L. Graham]] |
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| appointer = [[List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] |
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| predecessor = [[James L. Graham]] |
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| birth_name = Michael Harrison Watson |
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| birth_place = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]] |
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==Education and career== |
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Watson was born in [[Akron, Ohio]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Ohio State University]] in 1983 and his [[Juris Doctor |
Watson was born in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Ohio State University]] in 1983 and his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Capital University Law School]] in 1987. He was a member of the [[United States Air Force]] from 1975 to 1978 and was in the [[Ohio Air National Guard]] from 1978 to 1984. Watson was a [[bailiff]]/[[law clerk]] of the [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]] [[Ohio Courts of Common Pleas|Court of Common Pleas]] from 1983 to 1988. He was in [[Practice of law|private practice]] in [[Ohio]] from 1988 to 1991 and was chief legal counsel of the [[Ohio Department of Commerce]] from 1991 to 1992. He was a deputy chief legal counsel in the [[Governor of Ohio|Office of the Governor of Ohio]] from 1992 to 1994 and was chief legal counsel from 1994 to 1995. Watson was a judge to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1996 to 2003. He was a judge to the Tenth District [[Ohio District Courts of Appeal|Ohio Court of Appeal]] from 2003 to 2004. |
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==Federal judicial service== |
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Watson was a [[bailiff]]/[[law clerk]] of the [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]] [[Ohio Courts of Common Pleas|Court of Common Pleas]] from 1983 to 1988. He was in [[Practice of law|private practice]] in [[Ohio]] from 1988 to 1991 and was chief legal counsel of the [[Ohio Department of Commerce]] from 1991 to 1992. He was a deputy chief legal counsel in the [[Governor of Ohio|Office of the Governor of Ohio]] from 1992 to 1994 and was chief legal counsel from 1994 to 1995. |
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Watson was a judge to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1996 to 2003. He was a judge to the Tenth District [[Ohio District Courts of Appeal|Ohio Court of Appeal]] from 2003 to 2004. |
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[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominated Watson to the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]] on April 6, 2004, to the seat vacated by [[James L. Graham]]. [[Advice and consent|Confirmed]] by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on September 7, 2004, he received [[Letters patent|commission]] three days later. |
[[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominated Watson to the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]] on April 6, 2004, to the seat vacated by [[James L. Graham]]. [[Advice and consent|Confirmed]] by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on September 7, 2004, he received [[Letters patent|commission]] three days later. |
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{{United States 6th Circuit district judges}} |
{{United States 6th Circuit district judges}} |
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Revision as of 02:43, 31 March 2017
Michael Harrison Watson | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James L. Graham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Harrison Watson 1956 (age 67–68) Akron, Ohio |
| Education | Ohio State University B.A. Capital University Law School J.D. |
Michael Harrison Watson (born 1956) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Education and career
Watson was born in Akron, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1983 and his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 1987. He was a member of the United States Air Force from 1975 to 1978 and was in the Ohio Air National Guard from 1978 to 1984. Watson was a bailiff/law clerk of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1983 to 1988. He was in private practice in Ohio from 1988 to 1991 and was chief legal counsel of the Ohio Department of Commerce from 1991 to 1992. He was a deputy chief legal counsel in the Office of the Governor of Ohio from 1992 to 1994 and was chief legal counsel from 1994 to 1995. Watson was a judge to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1996 to 2003. He was a judge to the Tenth District Ohio Court of Appeal from 2003 to 2004.
Federal judicial service
President George W. Bush nominated Watson to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on April 6, 2004, to the seat vacated by James L. Graham. Confirmed by the Senate on September 7, 2004, he received commission three days later.
Sources
- Michael H. Watson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Capital University Law School alumni
- Ohio state court judges
- Ohio State University alumni
- Politicians from Akron, Ohio
- Judges of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- 21st-century American judges
- United States Air Force personnel