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Joan Louise Larsen
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Joan Louise Larsen serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Nov 1, 2017 by a 60–38 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Nov 1, 2017
- Senate vote
- 60–38
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1968
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Nov 1, 2017
Education
- University of Northern IowaB.A., 1990
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1993
Career
Law clerk, Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1993-1994; Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1994-1995; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-1997; Visiting assistant professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1998; University of Michigan Law School, 1998-2001, 2003- ; visiting professor of law, 1998-2001; special counseland lecturer in law, 2003-2015; adjunct professor of law, 2015-; Deputy assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002-2003; Visiting assistant professor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2006; Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 2015-2017;
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