Michael M. Mihm
Michael M. Mihm | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2009 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| In office 1991–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Baker |
| Succeeded by | Joe Billy McDade |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | |
| In office August 6, 1982 – October 1, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert Dale Morgan |
| Succeeded by | James Shadid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Martin Mihm 1943 (age 80–81) Amboy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Loras College (BA) Saint Louis University (JD) |
Michael Martin Mihm (born 1943) is a
Education and career
Mihm was born in 1943, in Amboy, Illinois, he grew up on a farm, and his mother was a school teacher.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loras College in 1964 and received a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1967.[3]
Mihm was an assistant prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Missouri from 1967 to 1968; assistant state's attorney for Peoria County, Illinois from 1968 to 1969; and assistant corporation counsel for the City of Peoria from 1969 to 1972. He was State's Attorney of Peoria County from 1972 to 1980, then in private law practice in Peoria from 1980 until becoming a federal judge in 1982.[3]
Federal judicial service
Mihm was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 27, 1982, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert Dale Morgan of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5, 1982, and received his commission on August 6, 1982. Mihm served as the district's chief judge from 1991 to 1998. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2009.[3]
Notable case
Mihm presided over the case of
See also
References
- ^ "Outstanding Citizen Achievement Citation: USAID Honors Judge Michael M. Mihm". United States Agency for International Development, Europe and Eurasia. 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ Mihm, Michael M. (March 2006). "Common and Eternal Values in the Development of Courts Around the World". International Judicial Monitor. 1 (1). American Society of International Law and the International Judicial Academy.
- ^ a b c Michael M. Mihm at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b "Former ‘Enemy Combatant’ Pleads Guilty in Ill.", The New York Times, 30 April 2009
- ^ Kravetz, Andy (2008-12-05). "U.S. Supreme Court to hear al-Marri's case". Peoria Journal Star.
External links
- Michael M. Mihm at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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