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Alan Eugene Norris

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Alan Norris
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
July 1, 2001
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
July 1, 1986 – July 1, 2001
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byLeroy John Contie Jr.
Succeeded byDeborah L. Cook
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1980
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byJo Ann Davidson
Personal details
Born
Alan Eugene Norris

(1935-08-15) August 15, 1935 (age 89)
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
EducationOtterbein University (BA)
University of Virginia School of Law (LLB)
New York University School of Law (LLM)

Alan Eugene Norris (born August 15, 1935) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Education and career

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Born in Columbus, Ohio, Norris received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Otterbein College in 1957, a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1960, and a Master of Laws from University of Virginia School of Law in 1986. He was a law clerk to Justice Kingsley A. Taft of the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1960 to 1961. Norris was in private practice in Columbus from 1961 to 1962, and in Westerville, Ohio from 1962 to 1980, also serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1967 to 1980. He was an instructor at Otterbein College from 1976 to 1980. He was a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District from 1980 to 1986.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On April 22, 1986, Norris was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Leroy John Contie Jr. Norris was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1986, and received his commission on July 1, 1986. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2001.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1987. p. 18. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Norris, Alan Eugene - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1986–2001
Succeeded by