Michael Robert Hogan

Michael Robert Hogan

Hogan in 2006
Senior Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
September 24, 2011  November 1, 2012
Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
1995–2002
Preceded by James A. Redden
Succeeded by Ancer L. Haggerty
Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
September 16, 1991  September 24, 2011
Nominated by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by New seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089
Succeeded by Michael H. Simon
Personal details
Born (1946-09-24) September 24, 1946
Oregon City, Oregon[1]
Alma mater University of Oregon
Georgetown University Law Center

Michael Robert Hogan (born September 24, 1946)[1][2] is a former judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 2002. He was based at the Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon. While he was chief judge, he was an influential force on the design of the new courthouse.[3] He took senior status with the court on September 24, 2011[4] and retired on November 1, 2012.

Education and career

Born in Oregon City, Oregon, Hogan received a B.A., with honors, from the University of Oregon in 1968 and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1971.[1][5]

Hogan was a law clerk for judge Robert C. Belloni after getting his law degree. He then went into private practice in Portland before becoming a bankruptcy judge with the District Court in 1973. Later he continued with the district as a magistrate. On June 27, 1991, Hogan was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon created by 104 Stat. 5089. Hogan was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1991, and received commission on September 16, 1991. He served as chief judge from 1995 to 2002, and took senior status on September 24, 2011.[6] He then retired on November 1, 2012.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Judges of the U.S. Courts". Federal Judicial Center.
  2. "Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse". Architectural Record.
  3. "Briefs". Oregon State Bar Bulletin. November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. "Hon. Michael R. Hogan". Learn About the Law (findlaw.com).
  5. Jack Moran, "Judge’s ‘senior’ role leads to vacancy: Michael Hogan shifts into semiretirement on the federal district bench", The Register-Guard (Friday, Oct. 7, 2011), page A1.
  6. Federal district judge refuses to apply arson mandatory minimum (on constitutional grounds?), Sentencing Law and Policy, October 31, 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Legal offices
Preceded by
new seat
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
1991–2011
Succeeded by
Michael J. McShane
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