Background
Levin, Charles Leonard was born on April 28, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Theodore and Rhoda (Katzin) Levin.
Levin, Charles Leonard was born on April 28, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Theodore and Rhoda (Katzin) Levin.
He attended the University of Michigan where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1946 and his Bachelor of Laws in 1947 from the University of Michigan Law School.
He served as a Michigan Court of Appeals judge from 1966 to 1972 and as a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1973 to 1996. When he decided to run for the Michigan Supreme Court, Levin did not feel comfortable running as either a Democratic or Republican nominee. He then formed his own party and nominated himself.
He was elected to two additional terms as an independent candidate.
Levin"s father, Theodore Levin, was a federal district court judge. Charles married Patricia Joyce Oppenheim in 1956 and they had three children: Arthur David Levin (1959-2009), Amy Levin Ragen (b 1961) and Fredrick Stuart Levin (b 1963).
In 1999, Levin was remarried to a former law clerk, Helene White, a Michigan Court of Appeals judge since 1992. White was nominated by President Bill Clinton to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at the end of his first term.
Her nomination was blocked by Michigan"s then-United States. Senator, Spencer Abraham for the entirety of Clinton"s second term.
In an unexpected move, White was later re-nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President George West. Bush on April 15, 2008. The couple divorced in November 2006. Charles Levin and Helene White have two children, Benjamin Joseph White Levin (b 1993) and Francesca Rhoda White Levin (b 1996).
Levin resides in Detroit.
Trustee Marygrove College, 1971-1977, chairman, 1971-1974. Member visiting committees to Law Schools, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, 1977-1980, Wayne State University. Member American Law Institute.
Children: Arthur, Amy, Fredrick.