Paul D. Borman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 10, 1994–present
Paul D. Borman
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Special counsel, Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, Detroit, Michigan, 1967-1968
- Professional Career: Special counsel, Mayor's Development Team, Detroit, Michigan, 1967
- Professional Career: Chief federal defender, Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit, Michigan, 1979-1994
- Professional Career: Assistant prosecutor, Wayne County, Michigan, 1974-1975
- Adjunct lecturer, University of Michigan Law School, 1981-1994
- Chief federal defender, Legal Aid & Defender Association of Detroit, MI, 1979-1994
- Assistant prosecutor, Wayne County, MI, 1974-1975
- Assistant dean, Wayne State University Law School, 1968-1973
- Professor, Wayne State University Law School, 1968-1979
- Special counsel, Mayor Jerome Cavanagh, Detroit, MI, 1967-1968
- Special counsel, Mayor's Development Team, Detroit, MI, 1967-present
- Vice-president/house counsel, Borman Food Stores, Inc., 1965-1967
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1964-1965
- Staff attorney, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1962-1963
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Michigan, 1994-present
Education
- Yale University · LL.M., 1964
- University of Michigan Law School · J.D., 1962
- University of Michigan · B.A., 1959
- Mumford High School
Personal record
Born 1939 · Detroit, MI
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1378051CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/335/paul-d-borman/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts