Michael S. Bogren

Michael Scott Bogren (born 1958) is a Michigan attorney and a former nominee to be a District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Bogren majored in English literature and linguistics at Western Michigan University, receiving his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in 1979. He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1982 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

Bogren is Chairman of Plunkett Cooney P.C.'s board of directors and the managing partner in the firm's Kalamazoo, Michigan, office. His practice focuses on representing municipalities in both federal and state courts, including First Amendment, zoning, and employment matters. He also serves as village attorney for the Village of Hopkins, Michigan.

On March 8, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Bogren to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. On March 11, 2019, President Trump nominated Bogren to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Holmes Bell, who took senior status on January 31, 2017. On May 22, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On June 11, 2019, amid a loss of support from three Senators on the Judiciary Committee, Bogren asked for his name to be withdrawn from consideration to the federal District Court. The White House formally sent a notice of the withdrawal of Bogren's nomination to the Senate on June 26, 2019.

Bogren grew up in Parchment, Michigan. He is married with two adult children and lives in Hastings, Michigan.