Michael Mosman

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Michael Mosman is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Early life and education

A native of Oregon, Mosman graduated from Ricks College with an Associate's Degree in 1979 and later graduated from Utah State University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1981 and later graduating from Brigham Young University's (BYU) J. Reuben Clark Law School with his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1984.

Legal career

Mosman began his career as a law clerk for Federal Appeals Judge Malcolm Wilkey in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1984 to 1985 before spending one year as a private practice attorney in 1985. Mosman also was a law clerk to former Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell in the Supreme Court of the United States from 1985 to 1986 and later resumed his work in private practice licensed in the State of Oregon from 1986 to 1988. Mosman later joined the US Attorney's Office as a Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon from 1988 to 2001 before being nominated by President George W. Bush as U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon from 2001 to 2003.

Federal judicial career

Mosman was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 8, 2003 to a seat vacated by Robert Jones as Jones assumed senior status. Mosman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 25, 2003 on a unopposed 93-0-7 senate vote and received commission on September 26, 2003[1].

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References

The Oregon Project on Judgepedia