About Eli Noam
Eli Noam Savit built his academic foundation across several fields before turning to law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy from Kalamazoo College in 2005, and that same year completed a Master of Science in teaching, adolescent education and social studies at Pace University. He went on to the University of Michigan Law School and received his J.D. in 2010.
After law school, Savit entered a traditional federal clerkship path. He served as a law clerk to Judge David S. Tatel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 2011. That experience led to a stint in private practice as a litigation associate at Williams & Connolly LLP in 2012, where he worked on trial and appellate briefs in federal matters.
In 2014 he returned to the appellate world, working as a law clerk to Justices Sandra Day O’Connor (ret.) and Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court of the United States. The clerkship further sharpened his appellate writing and legal research skills. He later moved into public law, serving as senior advisor and legal counsel for the City of Detroit in 2016. In that role he advised municipal officials on litigation, regulatory issues and governance questions.
Savit has combined practice with teaching. In 2017 he was an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where he taught law students in courses that drew on his appellate and municipal law background. He has moved between litigation, government work and classroom instruction, bringing practical courtroom experience to his teaching.
In 2021 he joined the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office as a prosecuting lawyer. His municipal and appellate experience informs how he approaches cases at the county level. He is known for methodical case preparation and an emphasis on written work product born from years of clerkship and appellate practice.
Across the different posts, Savit has handled trial preparation, appellate briefing, and municipal legal matters. He has experience drafting pleadings, advising public officials and presenting arguments in court. Those strands of work intersect in his current role, where courtroom work, legal research and public service meet on a daily basis.
He currently serves in the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office and focuses his practice on criminal prosecution in Washtenaw County.
