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Abner Joseph Mikva
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Abner Joseph Mikva served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Sep 25, 1979 by a 58–31 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Sep 25, 1979
- Senate vote
- 58–31
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1926
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitJimmy Carter · Sep 25, 1979 – Sep 19, 1994
Education
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1951
Career
U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1944-1945; Law clerk, Hon. Sherman Minton, Supreme Court of the United States, 1951-1952; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1952-1968, 1973-1974; State representative, Illinois, 1956-1966; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1969-1973, 1975-1979; Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1973-1975; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1994; White House counsel, 1994-1995; Visiting professor, University of Chicago, 1996-
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