Michael Melloy
| Michael Melloy | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 2/14/2002 - 2/1/2013 |
| Senior: | 2/1/2013 - Present |
| Preceded by: | George Fagg |
| Succeeded by: | Jane Kelly |
| Past post: | Northern District of Iowa |
| Past chief: | 1992 - 1999 |
| Past term: | 8/17/1992 - 2/26/2002 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1948 |
| Home State: | Dubuque, IA |
| Undergraduate: | Loras College, B.A., 1970 |
| Law School: | U. of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1974 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1970 - 1976 |
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Michael Joseph Melloy (b. 1948) is a judge serving on senior status for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2013.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Melloy graduated from Loras College with his Bachelor's degree in 1970. Melloy obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1974. Melloy served in the United States Army on active duty from 1970 to 1972 and then in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1972 to 1976. [1]
Professional career
Melloy was a private practice attorney in the state of Iowa from 1974 to 1986.[1]
Judicial career
Bankruptcy Judge
Melloy was a United State Bankruptcy Judge in the United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Iowa from 1986 to 1992.
Northern District of Iowa
In 1992, on the recommendation of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Melloy was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa by George H.W. Bush on April 9, 1992, to a seat vacated by David Hansen. Melloy was confirmed by the Senate on August 12, 1992, and received commission on August 17, 1992. Melloy served as the Chief Judge until 1999. [2] Melloy was succeeded in this position by Linda Reade.
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Melloy was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by George Fagg as Fagg assumed senior status. Melloy was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 11, 2002 on a unopposed 91-0-9 vote and received commission on February 14, 2002. [3] On February 1, 2013, Michael Melloy assumed senior status for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit after serving on the court for almost 10 years.[4]
Notable cases
Lee County School District Racial Discrimination Case
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit *Sharon Sanders v. Lee County School Dist. No. 1, et al 10-3240 |
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| On February 29, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit partially overturned a ruling of the Eastern District of Arkansas, finding the Lee County School District to be guilty of federal discrimination law. Sharon Sanders, a former school finance coordinator, took the district to court following her demotion and subsequent recommendation for dismissal on the basis of race discrimination. According to court records, Sanders and another administrator were demoted following an election where the school board became comprised of a majority of African American members. [5]
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See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Michael Melloy FJC Bio
- ↑ "THOMAS" Michael Melloy USDC, NDIA confirmation:PN1054-102
- ↑ "THOMAS" Judge Michael Melloy USCA, 8th Cir. confirmation:PN881-107
- ↑ U.S. Courts Current Vacancies
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas News, "Court: Race behind white school employees's forced resignation," February 28, 2012
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David R. Hansen |
Northern District of Iowa 1992–2002 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Linda Reade |
| Preceded by: George Fagg |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 2002–2013 |
Succeeded by: Jane Kelly |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Jon Scoles • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Hansen • Michael Melloy • Oliver Perry Shiras • Henry Thomas Reed • George Cromwell Scott • Henry Graven • William Hanson • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Edward McManus • Donald O'Brien • Mark Bennett • Michael Melloy • Henry Graven • | ||
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Ludlum • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
- Northern District of Iowa, Seat 1
- Former federal bankruptcy court judge, Northern District of Iowa
- Former federal judge, Northern District of Iowa
- Judge on senior status, Eighth Circuit
- U. of Iowa Law Alumni
- Appointed by George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed 1992
- Appointed by George W. Bush
- Confirmed 2002
- Former chief judge, Northern District of Iowa
- Loras College Alumni
- Army veteran
- Senior federal judge
