Mikva, Abner Joseph Born 1926 in Milwaukee, WI Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on May 29, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; Confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission on September 26, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1991-1994. Service terminated on September 19, 1994, due to retirement. Education: University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1951 Professional Career: U.S. Army Air Corps, 1944-1945 Law clerk, Justice Sherman Minton, Supreme Court of the United States, 1951-1952 Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1952-1968 Illinois state representative, 1956-1966 U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1969-1973 Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1974 Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1973-1975 U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1975-1979 White House counsel, 1994-1995 Visiting professor, University of Chicago, 1996-present Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Research Collections Oral History