Patricia Boyle

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Patricia Boyle

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Education

Bachelor's

Wayne State University

Law

Wayne State University, 1963

Personal
Birthplace
Detroit, Mich.


Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle (1937-present) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Boyle was nominated to the Eastern District of Michigan by President Jimmy Carter on July 25, 1978, to a seat vacated by Damon Keith; she was confirmed by the Senate on September 22, 1978, and received commission the next day. She served the Eastern District of Michigan until her resignation on April 20, 1983.[1] Boyle was succeeded in this position by George Woods.

Early life and education

  • Wayne State University, B.A. & J.D., 1963[1]

Professional career

  • Law clerk, Kenneth Davies, Esq., Detroit, Michigan, 1963-1964
  • Law clerk, Hon. Thaddeus Machrowicz, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1964-1965
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Detroit, Michigan, 1965-1970
  • Assistant prosecuting attorney, Wayne County, Michigan, 1970-1976
  • Judge, Recorder's Court, State of Michigan, 1976-1978
  • Associate justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1983-[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Michigan

Boyle was nominated to the Eastern District of Michigan by President Jimmy Carter on July 25, 1978, to a seat vacated by Damon Keith; she was confirmed by the Senate on September 22, 1978, and received commission the next day. She served the Eastern District of Michigan until her resignation on April 20, 1983.[1] Boyle was succeeded in this position by George Woods.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Damon Keith
Eastern District of Michigan
1978–1983
Seat #4
Succeeded by:
George Woods