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D. Michael Fisher
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Senior status since February 1, 2017.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- May 1, 2003
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- October 15, 2003
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 6, 2003
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- December 9, 2003
- Commissioned
- December 11, 2003
- Senior status
- Since February 1, 2017
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1944, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army, 1969-1975; D.C. National Guard, 1969-1970; 2073 USAR School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1970-1975
- Law clerk in private practice, 1969
- Assistant district attorney, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1970-1974
- Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1970-1997
- State representative, Pennsylvania, 1974-1980
- State senator, Pennsylvania, 1980-1996
- Attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1997-2003
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