Denise Page Hood
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Denise Page Hood is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale 1974 · Columbia Law School 1977
- Succeeded
- George E. Woods
- Succeeded by
- Jonathan James Canada Grey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded George E. Woods | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Yale University | B.A. | 1974 |
| Columbia Law School | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hood was assigned 23,718 district-court cases (1985–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 2,838 days across 23,300 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 266 of Hood’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 190 were affirmed, 52 reversed or vacated, and 24 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Hood authored 75 published opinions for the court (1995–2012). Most cited: Malcum v. Burt (62 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Malcum v. Burt | 276 F. Supp. 2d 664 | 62 |
| 2000 | In Re Dow Corning Corp. | 255 B.R. 445 | 59 |
| 2001 | Lucey v. Lavigne | 185 F. Supp. 2d 741 | 46 |
| 2001 | Lucero Ex Rel. Lucero v. Detroit Public Schools | 160 F. Supp. 2d 767 | 30 |
| 1996 | Freier v. Freier | 969 F. Supp. 436 | 27 |
| 1995 | Simon v. New Center Hospital (In Re New Center Hospital) | 187 B.R. 560 | 23 |
| 2003 | Florists' Transworld Delivery, Inc. v. Fleurop-Interflora | 261 F. Supp. 2d 837 | 20 |
| 2008 | Hall v. Vasbinder | 551 F. Supp. 2d 652 | 18 |
| 2000 | Haynes v. Burke | 115 F. Supp. 2d 813 | 17 |
| 2001 | Vella v. Hyatt Corp. | 166 F. Supp. 2d 1193 | 16 |
| 1997 | Freier v. Freier | 985 F. Supp. 710 | 16 |
| 1998 | Johnson v. Freeburn | 29 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 15 |
| 1997 | In Re Dow Corning Corp. | 212 B.R. 258 | 14 |
| 2002 | Williams v. White | 183 F. Supp. 2d 969 | 9 |
| 2002 | In Re Dow Corning Corp. | 287 B.R. 396 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 75 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Denise Page Hood?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Denise Page Hood to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1994.
- Was Denise Page Hood appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Denise Page Hood was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Denise Page Hood's confirmation vote?
- Denise Page Hood was confirmed by voice vote on June 15, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Denise Page Hood on?
- Denise Page Hood is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).