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Deanell Reece Tacha
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Deanell Reece Tacha served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Dec 16, 1985. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 1985
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1946
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitRonald Reagan · Dec 16, 1985 – Jun 1, 2011
Education
- University of KansasB.A., 1968
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1971
Career
White House Fellow, special assistant to the Secretary of Labor, 1971-1972; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1973; Private practice, Concordia, Kansas, 1973-1974; Director, Douglas County [Kansas] Legal Aid Clinic, 1974-1977; Faculty, University of Kansas School of Law, 1974-1985; Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1994-1998; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-2007; Dean, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2011-2017
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