Michael Joseph Melloy
| Michael Joseph Melloy | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
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In office February 14, 2002 – February 1, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George Gardner Fagg |
| Succeeded by | Jane Louise Kelly |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
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In office 1992–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Eugene O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Mark W. Bennett |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
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In office August 17, 1992 – February 26, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David R. Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Linda R. Reade |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michael Joseph Melloy January 15, 1948 Dubuque, Iowa |
| Education |
Loras College (B.A.) University of Iowa College of Law (J.D.) |
Michael Joseph Melloy (born January 15, 1948) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Biography
Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Melloy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loras College in 1970, and a Juris Doctor from University of Iowa College of Law in 1974. He was also in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972, and in the United States Army Reserve from 1972 to 1976. He was in private practice in Dubuque from 1974 until 1986, when he became a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa, a position he held until 1992.
Federal judicial service
On April 9, 1992, Melloy was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated by David R. Hansen. Melloy was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received his commission on August 17, 1992. He served as chief judge from 1992 to 1999.
On September 4, 2001, Melloy was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by George Gardner Fagg. Melloy was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 11, 2002, by a vote of 91–0.[1] He received his commission on February 14, 2002. Melloy took senior status on February 1, 2013.
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| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by David R. Hansen |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 1992–2002 |
Succeeded by Linda R. Reade |
| Preceded by Donald Eugene O'Brien |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Mark W. Bennett |
| Preceded by George Gardner Fagg |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 2002–2013 |
Succeeded by Jane Louise Kelly |