Michael Joseph Melloy
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.
Michael Joseph Melloy | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| In office February 14, 2002 – February 1, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George Gardner Fagg |
| Succeeded by | Jane L. Kelly |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Donald E. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Mark W. Bennett |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
| 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 | January 15, 1948 Dubuque, Iowa |
| Education | Loras College (BA) University of Iowa College of Law (JD) |
Education and military service
He was born in Dubuque, Iowa and graduated from Wahlert High School in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Loras College in 1970, magna cum laude, and a Juris Doctor from University of Iowa College of Law in 1974, with high distinction.[1][2][3] During law school, Melloy interned at the Jo Daviess County, Illinois attorney's office.[3]
Melloy served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972, and in the United States Army Reserve from 1972 to 1976.[1] He was initially stationed at Fort Leonard Wood.
Career
Melloy practiced primarily civil litigation and also administrative law, real estate, bankruptcy, and tax as an associate and then as a partner at O’Connor & Thomas in Dubuque from 1974 until 1986.[2][3] He also regularly co-chaired Tom Tauke's congressional campaigns and served in various capacities for Catholic organizations, including the Dubuque Catholic Metropolitan School Board, Clarke University, and the Knights of Columbus.[3]
Federal judicial service
Melloy a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa from 1986 to 1992.[1]
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 Judge David R. Hansen.[1] Melloy was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received his commission on August 17, 1992.[1] He served as chief judge from 1992 to 1999.[1] He was also chair of the bankruptcy committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.[2]
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 Judge George Gardner Fagg.[1] Melloy was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 11, 2002, by a 91–0 vote.[4] He received his commission on February 14, 2002.[1] Melloy took senior status on February 1, 2013.[1]
On April 2, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States appointed Melloy as Special Master in the case of Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado.[5]
References
- "Melloy, Michael Joseph". Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020.
- "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2019.
- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session Part 3. Government Printing Office. 2003.
- On the Nomination (Confirmation: Michael J. Melloy, of Iowa, to be U.S. Circuit Judge).
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040218zor_p8k0.pdf
External links
- Michael Joseph Melloy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.