McConnell, Michael W. Born 1955 in Louisville, KY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a seat vacated by Stephen H. Anderson. Confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 2002, and received commission on November 26, 2002. Service terminated on August 31, 2009, due to resignation. Education: Michigan State University, B.A., 1976 University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1979 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. J. Skelly Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1979-1980 Law clerk, Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Supreme Court of the United States, 1980-1981 Assistant general counsel, Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1983 Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985 Professor, University of Chicago Law School, 1985-1996 Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law of the University of Utah, 1997-2002 Director, Stanford Constitutional Law Center, 2009-