Prominent Past Clerks
He has been called a father-figure to Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm. He administered the oath of office to her in both 2002 and 2006. Former law clerks also include Lani Guinier, the first African-American woman to gain tenure at Harvard Law School; Judge Eric L. Clay, who now serves with Judge Keith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Ronald Machen, the current United States Attorney for the District of Columbia; Constance L. Rice, prominent civil rights activist and co-founder of the Advancement Project; Rashad Hussain, Deputy Associate Council to President Barack Obama, and the U.S. representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference; and Jocelyn F. Benson, an Assistant Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School and the 2010 Democratic candidate for Michigan Secretary of State.
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