Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandy McMillion Approved as Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
McMillion becomes the 153rd judge confirmed by the Senate during the Biden administration.
The U.S. Senate today held a recorded vote to confirm one individual as an Article III federal judge. With this confirmation, 153 judges nominated by President Joe Biden have now been confirmed by the Senate. With today’s action, 116 of Biden’s judicial nominees have been approved for service on federal district courts.
In a 53-42 vote, Brandy R. McMillion was confirmed as a Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is Biden’s fifth confirmation to the 15-person court, with one additional vacancy awaiting an official nominee.
McMillion assumes the Detroit-based seat previously held by Gershwin Drain, who took senior status in August 2022. A nominee of President Barack Obama, Drain served on this court from 2012 to 2022. McMillion was nominated to this seat on the federal judiciary by Biden in July 2023.
McMillion worked as an associate at Pepper Hamilton LLP from 2006 to 2007, as an associate at Perkins Coie LLP from 2007 to 2012, and as a Senior Litigation Associate at Bryan Cave LLP from 2012 to 2015. Since 2015, she has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan - operating as the Chief of the General Crimes Unit since 2022.