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Susan Bieke Neilson
Susan Bieke Neilson (August 27, 1956 – January 25, 2006) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and before that, a state trial judge in Michigan.
Background.
Neilson was born August 27, 1956 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was a lifelong Michigan resident. In 1977, she received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in political science from the University of Michigan Honors College. Neilson received her Juris Doctor in 1980 from Wayne State
Clinton's presidency ended, chiefly because of objections from Michigan's Republican senator, Spencer Abraham.
In 2001, President Bush nominated Susan Bieke Neilson to the Sixth Circuit seat to which Lewis had been nominated. Neilson's nomination languished for close to four years before she was confirmed in late 2005. Neilson died of cancer just two and a half months after her Senate confirmation.
Life after the failed nomination.
Lewis continued working at Dykema Gossett after her nomination was withdrawn. She was named one of Michigan's top