He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946 in a field artillery battery of the 103rd Infantry Division.

After Army service, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1950.

[1] On December 2, 1974, Churchill was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Stephen John Roth.

He served as Chief Judge in 1989, assuming senior status on December 31, 1989.

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