Helene N. White L'78
Judge Helene N. White was born on December 2, 1954 and is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Previously, she was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, Judge White graduated with a degree in Economics from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1975 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1978. She then clerked for two years for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Charles Levin. Judge White then won an elected position on the Detroit Court of Common Pleas, and in 1982 was elected to the Wayne County Circuit Court. Judge White was elected to her position on the Michigan Court of Appeals in November 1992, and began serving in January 1993.
On January 7, 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Judge White to a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that was created by the decision by Sixth Circuit Judge Damon Keith to shift to senior status. With the United States Senate controlled by Republicans during Clinton's second term, White's nomination languished for more than four years. Ultimately, White's nomination was returned to the White House when Clinton's presidency ended.
When President George W. Bush took office in 2001, he quickly submitted Republican nominees to fill the two Michigan vacancies. On June 24, 2008, Judge White was confirmed by the full Senate by a 63-32 vote. She received her commission on August 8, 2008. Judge White was the ninth and final judge nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate.
Biography of Judge Helene N. White was taken from Wikipedia.org.