Susan K. DeClercq

Susan K. DeClercq is an American lawyer from Michigan who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Susan K. DeClercq
Personal details
Born (1974-01-25) January 25, 1974[1]
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Wayne State University (JD)

Education

DeClercq received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1995 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Wayne State University Law School in 1999.[2]

Career

From 1999 to 2001, DeClercq served as a law clerk for Judge Avern Cohn of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. From 2001 to 2004, she was a litigation associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Washington, D.C. From 2004 to 2022, she was an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. She served as Chief of the Civil Division and Chief of the Civil Rights Unit in her role, enforcing laws prohibiting discrimination.[2][3] Since 2022, she has been Director and Counsel of Special Investigations at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan.[2][4]

Nomination to district court

On May 3, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate DeClercq to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.[2] On May 4, 2023, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated DeClercq to the seat vacated by Judge Stephanie D. Davis, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on June 14, 2022.[5] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed, DeClercq would be the first federal judge of East Asian descent in Michigan.[3]

References
  1. https://www.icle.org/modules/directories/contributors/bio.aspx?Pnumber=P60545
  2. "President Biden Names Thirty-Third Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Burke, Melissa Nann (May 3, 2023). "Biden nominates Ford attorney to federal bench in Detroit". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. "Susan K. DeClercq". www.icle.org. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. May 4, 2023.



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