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- Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male