Michael Stephen Kanne
Michael Kanne | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
Assumed office May 20, 1987 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Jesse Eschbach |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | |
In office February 9, 1982 – May 20, 1987 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Phil McNagny |
Succeeded by | Rodolfo Lozano |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. | December 21, 1938
Alma mater | Indiana University, Bloomington |
Michael Stephen Kanne (born December 21, 1938) is a United States federal judge.[1]
Born in Rensselaer, Indiana, Kanne received a B.S. from Indiana University in 1962. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force from 1962 to 1965, then received a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law in 1968. He was in private practice in Rensselaer, Indiana from 1968 to 1972, working as a city attorney for the City of Rensselaer in 1972. He was a judge on the 30th Judicial Circuit of Indiana from 1972 to 1982, and was a lecturer at St. Joseph's College from 1976 to 1989, and at St. Frances College from 1990 to 1991.
On December 4, 1981, Kanne was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Phil M. McNagny. Kanne was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1982, and received his commission on February 9, 1982.
On February 2, 1987, Reagan elevated Kanne to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Jesse Ernest Eschbach. Kanne was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1987, and received his commission on May 20, 1987.
Sources
- Michael Stephen Kanne at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Phil McNagny |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1982–1987 |
Succeeded by Rodolfo Lozano |
Preceded by Jesse Eschbach |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1987–present |
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