Charles Levin

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Charles Leonard Levin (born April 28, 1926 in Detroit) was a Michigan jurist. He served as a Michigan state appeals court judge from 1966 to 1972 and as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1973 to 1996.

Levin's father, Theodore Levin, was a federal district court judge. His brother, Joseph Levin, was a candidate for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. His cousin Carl Levin is a U.S. senator. His cousin Sander Levin is a U.S. representative.

Levin is married to Helene White Levin, a Michigan Court of Appeals judge. White Levin was nominated by President Bill Clinton to the Federal Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit at the end of his first term. A hearing on her nomination was blocked by, then U.S. Senator from Michigan, Spencer Abraham. White Levin has the distinction of being the longest-waiting nominee in U.S. history to secure a hearing, over 5 years. White Levin never received a hearing on her nomination before President Clinton's second term expired.

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