George John Mitchell

b. 1933 · Waterville, ME

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MaineJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Oct 5, 1979Resignation, May 16, 1980

Education

  • Bowdoin College, B.A., 1954
  • Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center, LL.B., 1960

Professional Career

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1954-1956; Trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1962; Executive assistant, U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie ofMaine, 1962-1965; Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1965-1977; Assistant county attorney, Cumberland County, Maine, 1971; U.S. attorney for the District of Maine, 1977-1979; U.S. senator from Maine, 1980-1995; Special advisor, President William J. Clinton, 1995-2000; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-

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