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Michael Joseph Melloy
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Senior status since February 1, 2013.
Confirmed 91 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 24, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 7, 2002
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 91 to 0
- Confirmed
- February 11, 2002
- Commissioned
- February 14, 2002
- Senior status
- Since February 1, 2013
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1948, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Appointed by George H.W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended February 26, 2002: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army, 1970-1972
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1972-1976
- Private practice, Dubuque, Iowa, 1974-1986
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2012-2016
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