Alumna on the Federal Bench

Linda V. Parker, JD '83, now sits on the federal bench in Eastern Michigan. The U.S. Senate confirmed her earlier this year after her nomination by President Obama. Prior to her nomination, Ms. Parker served as the director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, a federal prosecutor, and a partner at Dickinson Wright. She began her legal career in Washington, D.C., working as a staff attorney at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as a law clerk in the District of Columbia Superior Court.