▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Board ▁of ▁Tax ▁App e als ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁deput y ▁state ▁att orney ▁general ▁of ▁Michigan ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁Detroit ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Gil more ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Michigan ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Corn elia ▁Gro ef s ema ▁Kennedy . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁status ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁Gros se ▁Point , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Mich igan ▁state ▁court ▁jud ges ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Category