Charles Binder

	Charles Binder
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	Former Magistrate Judge
	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Station	Bay City, MI
	Tenure
	02/1984-4/23/2014
	Education
Bachelor's	Western Michigan U., B.A., 1971
J.D.	Duke U. Law, J.D., 1974
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Charles E. Binder is a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He was appointed to this position on part-time status in February of 1984 and began full-time status in October of 1984.^[1] He was reappointed to a fourth term on October 30, 2008, which was set expire on October 29, 2016.^[2] Binder retired from the court, before the end of his eight-year term, on April 23, 2014.^[3]

Education

Judge Binder received his B.A. degree from Western Michigan University, Lee Honors College in 1971 and his J.D. degree from the Duke University School of Law in 1974.^[1]

Career

Judge Binder began his career as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Wendell Miles. He then practiced law in Grand Rapids and Bay City, Michigan before he was appointed magistrate judge.^[1]

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[bio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, "Judge Binder biography," accessed May 16, 2014

[2] U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, "Order of Reappointment," September 10, 2008

[3] Midland Daily News, "Patricia T. Morris to serve on Federal bench," May 15, 2014

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Charles Binder
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Former Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Station	Bay City, MI
Tenure
02/1984-4/23/2014
Education
Bachelor's	Western Michigan U., B.A., 1971
J.D.	Duke U. Law, J.D., 1974
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