District of Maine / Appointed 1979 / Served to 1980

George John Mitchell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, George John Mitchell was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center in 1960. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, October 4, 1979

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Bowdoin College 1954 · Georgetown College (now Georgetown) Law Center 1960
Succeeded by
Conrad Keefe Cyr
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1979District of MaineCarter (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

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