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Michael W. McConnell
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Michael W. McConnell served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed Nov 15, 2002. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Nov 15, 2002
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1955
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitGeorge W. Bush · Nov 15, 2002 – Aug 31, 2009
Education
- Michigan State UniversityB.A., 1976
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1979
Career
Law clerk, Hon. J. Skelly Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1979-1980; Law clerk, Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981; Assistant general counsel, Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1983; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985; Professor, University of Chicago Law School, 1985-1996; Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law of the University of Utah, 1997-2002; Director, Stanford Constitutional Law Center, 2009-
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