Paul Redmond Michel
| Paul Michel | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
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In office December 25, 2004 – May 31, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Haldane Mayer |
| Succeeded by | Randall Rader |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
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In office March 4, 1988 – May 31, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Phillip Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | Richard Taranto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 3, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Williams College University of Virginia |
Paul Redmond Michel (born February 3, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1988 until 2010, and served as its chief judge from 2004 until his retirement.
Michel received a B.A. in 1963 from Williams College and a J.D. in 1966 from the University of Virginia. He was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1967, in U.S. district court in 1968, in U.S. circuit court and before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1969.
He was assistant district attorney in the Office of the Deputy District Attorney for Investigations in Philadelphia from 1966 to 1974, as well as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972. From 1974 to 1975 he was the Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and from 1975 to 1976 was assistant counsel to the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He then became the deputy chief and Koreagate prosecutor for the Public Integrity Section of the United States Department of Justice from 1976 to 1978.
Michel became the associate deputy U.S. attorney general in 1978, and in 1981 became counsel and administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter until his judicial appointment. He has also been adjunct faculty at the George Washington University Law School and John Marshall Law School since 1991.
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