Anna Diggs Taylor (born Anna Katherine Johnston in Washington, D.C., 1932) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She graduated from Barnard College in 1954 and Yale Law School in 1957, and worked in the Office of Solicitor for the United States Department of Labor. In 1979, she was appointed to the federal bench by President Jimmy Carter, becoming the first black woman judge appointed to that Eastern District of Michigan.
She became Chief Judge of the court in 1997, and took senior status in 1998.
In 1960, she married U.S. Representative Charles Diggs; they divorced in 1971. She married S. Martin Taylor, a regent of the University of Michigan, in 1976.
Anonymous reviews published in the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary highlight a positive reputation among lawyers who have appeared before her, as well as positive comments about her legal ability. However, the quality and comprehensiveness of her 2006 ACLU v. NSA ruling has been criticized by some legal experts.
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