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Michael Brian Brennan
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
Michael Brian Brennan, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The Senate voted 49–46 on the nomination on May 10, 2018 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed49–46 · May 10, 2018
Education
- University of Notre DameB.A., 1986
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1989
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Robert W. Warren, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1989-1991; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1991-1995, 2008-2018; Law clerk, Hon. Daniel A. Manion, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1995-1997; Assistant district attorney, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1997-1999; Staff counsel, Wisconsin Criminal Penalties Committee, 1998-1999; Wisconsin Governor's Task Force to Enhance Probation, 1999-2000; staff counsel, 1999-2000; member, 2000; Judge, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee County, 2000-2008; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2025-present
Biography
Michael Brian Brennan (born 1963) is the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was first nominated on August 3, 2017, by President Donald Trump, and was re-nominated in 2018. He was confirmed May 10, 2018. He was previously a partner in the Milwaukee law firm Gass Weber Mullins LLC, and served 8 years as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge.
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