The Honorable Heide Herrmann

Judge Heide L. Herrmann was appointed Magistrate Judge by Chief Judge Robert E. Morin in January 2017.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Geology and English, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University and a J.D., cum laude, from Case Western Reserve School of Law.

Upon graduation from law school Magistrate Judge Herrmann was an Associate with Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, in Cleveland, Ohio. She clerked for Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1999-2000.

Judge Herrmann practiced with the Department of Justice for 16 years prior to taking the bench. Most recently she was a Trial Attorney in the Consumer Protection Branch of the Department, where she prosecuted fraud and other crimes in federal courts across the country. From 2008-2014, Magistrate Judge Herrmann served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the DC United States Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted sex offenses and domestic violence crimes in Superior Court. Magistrate Judge Herrmann also served in the Justice Department’s Commercial Litigation Branch and Environment & Natural Resources Division.