George Caram Steeh III
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, George Caram Steeh III is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan 1969 · University of Michigan Law School 1973
- Succeeded
- Barbara Kloka Hackett
- Succeeded by
- Laurie Jill Michelson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Barbara Kloka Hackett | 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
| University of Michigan | B.A. | 1969 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Steeh was assigned 4,550 district-court cases (1993–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 193 days across 4,480 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 227 of Steeh’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 194 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 11 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, Steeh authored 69 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Myers v. Straub (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Myers v. Straub | 159 F. Supp. 2d 621 | 41 |
| 2006 | Metropolitan Alloys Corp. v. State Metals Industries, Inc. | 416 F. Supp. 2d 561 | 35 |
| 2004 | In Re CMS Energy ERISA Litigation | 312 F. Supp. 2d 898 | 35 |
| 2000 | Willis v. New World Van Lines, Inc. | 123 F. Supp. 2d 380 | 32 |
| 2003 | DirecTV, Inc. v. Karpinsky | 274 F. Supp. 2d 918 | 31 |
| 2010 | Thomas More Law Center v. Obama | 720 F. Supp. 2d 882 | 20 |
| 1999 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Ran | 67 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 18 |
| 2003 | DirecTV, Inc. v. Karpinsky | 269 F. Supp. 2d 918 | 17 |
| 2001 | In Re Edmonds | 263 B.R. 828 | 16 |
| 2004 | Pack v. Damon Corp. | 320 F. Supp. 2d 545 | 14 |
| 1998 | Rainey v. Wayne State University | 26 F. Supp. 2d 963 | 14 |
| 2006 | Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. v. Shapiro (In Re Lee) | 339 B.R. 165 | 13 |
| 2000 | General Motors Corp. v. Paramount Metal Products Co. | 90 F. Supp. 2d 861 | 13 |
| 2002 | Compuware Corp. v. International Business MacHines | 259 F. Supp. 2d 597 | 12 |
| 2008 | Musilli v. Droomers (In Re Musilli) | 398 B.R. 447 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 69 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 George Caram Steeh III?
- President William J. Clinton appointed George Caram Steeh III to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 1998.
- Was George Caram Steeh III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Caram Steeh III was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Caram Steeh III's confirmation vote?
- George Caram Steeh III was confirmed by voice vote on May 13, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is George Caram Steeh III on?
- George Caram Steeh III 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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28 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).