Brandy R. McMillion

Brandy R. McMillion
Brandy R. McMillion
Personal details
Born	1979/1980 (age 44–45)
Education	University of Michigan (BSE, MSE); George Washington University (JD)

Brandy R. McMillion (born 1979/1980) is an American lawyer from Michigan who has served as an assistant United States attorney of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2015. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the same court.

Education[edit]

McMilion received a her Bachelor of Engineering in 2001 and a Master of Engineering in 2002, both in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. She received a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 2006 and graduated with honors and pro bono distinction.^[2]^[3]

Career[edit]

McMillion was an associate at Pepper Hamilton from 2006 to 2007, an associate at Perkins Coie from 2007 to 2012 and a senior litigation associate at Bryan Cave from 2012 to 2015. She later advocated for the rights of abused and neglected children in the foster care system as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)^[3]. She has served as an assistant United States attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2015; also serving as the Chief of the office's General Crimes Unit since 2022.^[2]^[1]

Nomination to district court[edit]

On June 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate McMillion to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Authorship[edit]

THE KSR STANDARD FOR OBVIOUSNESS: A PENDULUM SHIFT TO 20/20 HINDSIGHT.^[4]

The article is a discussion of 2007 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and its effect on the US patent system.

by Michael O. Warnecke and Brandy L. McMillion (from when she was at Perkins Coie LLC)

Philanthropic Activities[edit]

Former Board Member of the Black Women Lawyer’s Association of Greater Chicago

Blue Sky Inn, a nonprofit bakery that provides job training programs to homeless youth.^[5]

2009 Perkins Coie Pro Bono Committee Member^[6]

Pro Bono Work[edit]

In 2008, Brandy McMillion of Perkins and Coie LLC and a fellow Chicago attorney represented before an immigration judge an African woman who had been persecuted in her country for her Christian beliefs. Brandy McMillion's efforts at that time accumulated more than 50 hours of pro bono work.^[6]

Personal life[edit]

McMillion has a daughter.^[7]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Burke, Melissa Nann (June 28, 2023). "Biden taps prosecutor McMillion for federal bench in Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Brandy+R+McMillion+BIO" (PDF).
↑
15 No. 11 Andrews Intell. Prop. Litig. Rep. 12 Andrews Intellectual Property Litigation Reporter
- 1 September 10, 2008
Commentary Michael O. Warnecke, Esq., and Brandy R. McMillion, Esq.
↑ "Brandy+R+McMillion+BIO" (PDF).
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "PB-ALL-Pro-Bono-Annual-Report-FINAL" (PDF).
↑ Hinds, Julie (January 17, 2021). "As Kamala Harris prepares to take the VP spot, local women say: It's about time". www.freep.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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[TDN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Burke, Melissa Nann (June 28, 2023). "Biden taps prosecutor McMillion for federal bench in Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

[WHBio-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "President Biden Names Thirty-Fifth Round of Judicial Nominees and One New Nominee to Serve as U.S. Attorney" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 28, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Brandy+R+McMillion+BIO" (PDF).

[4] 15 No. 11 Andrews Intell. Prop. Litig. Rep. 12 Andrews Intellectual Property Litigation Reporter
1 September 10, 2008
Commentary Michael O. Warnecke, Esq., and Brandy R. McMillion, Esq.

[5] 1 September 10, 2008

[5] "Brandy+R+McMillion+BIO" (PDF).

[:1-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "PB-ALL-Pro-Bono-Annual-Report-FINAL" (PDF).

[7] Hinds, Julie (January 17, 2021). "As Kamala Harris prepares to take the VP spot, local women say: It's about time". www.freep.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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