Gerald Ellis Rosen (born October 26, 1951) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Gerald Ellis Rosen
Michigan Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Born 1951 in Chandler, AZ
FJC ID: 2047
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 17/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 168/year
Michigan Eastern District Court · 1990–2017
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Adjunct professor of law · 1992–present- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan1979–1990
- U.S. Sen. Robert P. Griffin of MichiganLegislative assistant · 1974–1979
Appointments
1990–2017 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1979- Kalamazoo CollegeB.A. · 1973