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Michelle Badaruddin, Chief Deputy

 

 

Appointed to the Court
May 2002

 

 



 

  • EDUCATION: Carroll College, B.A., Communications, 1989; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1993
  • CAREER RECORD: United States District Court, District of Montana, Pro Se Staff Attorney, May 2002–December 2020; Adjunct Professor teaching civil rights litigation, Alexander Blewett III School of Law, 2011–2020; Deputy in Charge, Missoula Division, December 2020–August 2021; District Operations Manager, August 2021-January 2025; Director of Operations, January 2025-July 2026; Chief Deputy, July 2026-Present.  Prior to joining the Court, litigation associate with law firms in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia
  • MEMBERSHIPS: Member, State Bars of Montana, Idaho, and Georgia; Federal Court Clerk's Association; National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks; Federal Judicial Center Management and Professional Development Education Advisory Committee 2023-Present