Sean Cox
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Sean Francis Cox (born September 24, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan) is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He is also the older brother of Mike Cox, the current Michigan Attorney General.
Cox was nominated to the federal bench by President George W. Bush on September 10, 2004 to fill a vacancy left by Judge Lawrence Zatkoff. Due to the obstruction of Michigan Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, Cox's nomination was not voted on until June 8, 2006, when he was confirmed by voice vote.
Prior to joining the federal bench, Cox was a trial judge in Michigan for the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Wayne County, Michigan. He was first appointed to that position by Governor John Engler in 1996. [1] Before that, Cox was in private practice in Michigan from 1983-1996. Cox received his law degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1983, and a B.G.S from the University of Michigan in 1979.
He administered the oath of office to his brother Michael on January 1, 2007.
