Edward Julien Moinet

Edward Julien Moinet (July 14, 1873 – December 23, 1952) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Louisville, Ohio, Moinet received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan in 1895. He was in private practice in Ithaca, Michigan from 1895 to 1899, and in St. Johns, Michigan from 1899 to 1913. He was a prosecuting attorney of St. Johns, Michigan from 1909 to 1915. He was a judge on the Circuit Court, 29th Judicial Circuit, State of Michigan from 1918 to 1927.

On June 13, 1927, Moinet received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan created by 44 Stat. 1380; nominated on December 6, 1927. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1927, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on February 28, 1946, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1952, in Detroit, Michigan.

Sources

• Edward Julien Moinet at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.