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<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. Founded in 2002 with the support of the Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Historical Society is a free-standing organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Michigan, answering to an independent Board of Trustees. &nbsp; Mission The Historical Society&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:11:55 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Contact Information]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Where to Find UsEtiam non lacus ac velit lobortis rutrum sed id turpis. Ut dictum, eros eu blandit pellentesque, nisi nisl dapibus mauris, sed feugiat enim urna sit amet nibh. Suspendisse sed tortor nisi. Nulla facilisi. In sed risus in est cursus ornare. Fusce tempor hendrerit commodo. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nam nec odio nulla. Cras ullamcorper&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:11:55 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stereoscope]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Stereoscope: The Journal of the Historical Society is published seasonally by the Society, recounting the proceedings of the Society, and often features in-depth articles about the Court&#39;s colorful past. Persons interested in submitting articles are invited to contact David Gass (616) 831-1717. &nbsp; Volume 19 Issue 2 (Winter 2023) Remembering the Honorable Robert Holmes Bell Volume 19 Issue&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:34:28 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Directory of Officers, Trustees and Affiliated Personnel]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Directory of Officers, Trustees and Affiliated Personnel **List of Past Officers and Board Members 2003-2023** President: Matthew G. Borgula Springstead Bartish Borgula &amp; Lynch PLLC 60 Monroe Center St., NW, Suite. 500 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 (616) 458-5500 matt@sbbllaw.com Editor: David J. Gass Board of Trustees: Ray B. Loeschner, Ph.D. Loeschner Enterprises Inc. &nbsp; Hugh H. Makens Warner&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:36:07 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biographical Consultants]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Biographical Consultants It is the intent of the Historical Society to appoint a biographical consultant for every judge who has served on the Court, to co-ordinate the collection of information about that judge. Most biographical consultants are either a member of a judge&#39;s family and an attorney, or have served as the judge&#39;s law clerk. Anyone interested in serving as a consultant may contact&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:11:58 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[About Us.]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Founded in 2002 with the support of the Western Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Historical Society is a free-standing organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Michigan, answering to an independent Board of Trustees.  More]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:15:16 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magistrate Judges]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Magistrate Judges - Western District of Michigan &nbsp; Stephen W. Karr (1971-1987) Lloyd R. Fayling (1971-1982) John R. Weber (1972-1988) Stuart D. Hubbell (1972-1979) Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr. (1980-2015) Doyle A. Rowland (1984-2000) Joseph G. Scoville (1988-2014) Timothy P. Greeley (1988-2019) Ellen S. Carmody (2000-2019) Phillip J. Green (2014-present) Ray Kent (2015-present) Maarten Vermaat&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:30:15 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More History]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Resources &nbsp; The Bench and the Bar. by Willard Irving Brigham. Chapter LXIV of The History of the City of Grand Rapids, by Albert Baxter. 1891. History of the Grand Rapids Bar Association February, 1902 to February, 1977. by Margorie C. Wilcox. &nbsp; Judging in West Michigan - Celebrating the Community Impact of Effective Judges and Courts. Miller, Nelson P., Kara Zech Thelen; Christopher G.&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:15:20 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Speakers Bureau]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[David J. Gass
	Miller Johnson
	(616) 831-1717
	gassd@millerjohnson.com
&nbsp;Michael A. MacDonald
Assistant United States Attorney&#39;s Office
(616) 456-2404
Michael.MacDonald@usdoj.gov
&nbsp;
James A. Mitchell
	Mitchell Intellectual Property Law, PLLC.
(616) 965-2431
	jamitchell@mitchelliplaw.com
&nbsp;
Gordon Olson
	(616) 454-5420
gordon.olson@comcast.net
	
&nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:09:59 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Judges for the Western District of Michigan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Judges Dates of Service Vice Location Nims, David Erwin, Jr. 15 April 1955- 30 September 1986 &nbsp; Referee Grand Rapids Heitman, Marvin L. 8 November 1974- 31 December 1986 &nbsp; Referee Marquette Howard, Laurence E. 14 January 1976- 28 February 1999 &nbsp; Referee Grand Rapids Nims, David Erwin, Jr. 1 October 1986- 1 October 1992 &nbsp; Recall Grand Rapids Gregg, James D. 1 June 1987 –&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:33:39 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Solomon L. Withey]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Solomon L. Withey 1863-1886 &nbsp; Solomon L. Withey was born at St. Albans, Vermont, April 21, 1820. His family settled in Vermont during the colonial period. The Withey family emigrated to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, from Vermont when Solomon was a boy. He attended school until the age of sixteen, when he left home and took employment in Canada as a merchant&#39;s&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:22:38 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anniversary Gallery]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Photos by Dianne Carroll Photography]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:33:14 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thank God for Michigan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[&#34;Thank God for Michigan&#34; video presentation &nbsp; &nbsp; During the evening&#39;s reception and dinner, a selection of photographs from Grand Rapids&#39; early decades was projected on two large screens showing what the city was like during Solomon Withey&#39;s time. The images are divided into three separate presentations:&nbsp; The Early Years, The Civil War Years and Peace and Prosperity.&nbsp;&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:40:11 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Western District Judges]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Judges of the Western District of Michigan Number of judges who have served on the court: 23 Withey, Solomon Lewis (1863-1886) Severens, Henry Franklin (1886-1900) Wanty, George P. (1900-1906) Knappen, Loyal Edwin (1906-1910) Denison, Arthur Carter (1910-1911) Sessions, Clarence W. (1911-1931) Raymond, Fred Morton (1925-1946) Starr, Raymond Wesley (1946-1968) Kent, W. Wallace (1954-1971) Fox, Noel&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:12:36 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[George P. Wanty]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[George P. Wanty 1900-1906 George Proctor Wanty, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Proctor) Wanty, was born on March 12, 1856, in Ann Arbor Michigan. His parents had immigrated to the United States in 1853, settling first in Brooklyn, then moving to Detroit, and finally to Ann Arbor in 1855. His primary and secondary education was received in the common and high schools of Ann Arbor. After graduating from&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2019 12:42:10 GMT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Henry F. Severens]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Henry F. Severens 1886-1900 Henry Franklin Severens was born in Rockingham, Vermont, on May 11, 1835, the son of a farmer. He received his early education in the public schools of Vermont and then entered Middlebury College. He read law in the office of U.S. Attorney Henry E. Stoughton, and was admitted to the Bar in 1859. Judge Severens moved to Three Rivers, Michigan in 1860 and served as Prosecuting&#8230;]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:53:15 GMT]]></pubDate>
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