Michael Stephen Kanne

Michael Kanne
Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office May 20, 1987
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Jesse Eschbach
Judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office February 9, 1982 – May 20, 1987
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Phil McNagny
Succeeded by	Rodolfo Lozano
Personal details
Born	1938 (age 72–73) Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington

Michael Stephen Kanne (born 1938) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Rensselaer, Indiana, Kanne received a B.S. from Indiana University in 1962. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force from 1962 to 1965, then received a J.D. from Indiana University School of Law^{[disambiguation needed ]} in 1968. He was in private practice in Rensselaer, Indiana from 1968 to 1972, working as a city attorney for the City of Rensselaer in 1972. He was a judge on the 30th Judicial Circuit of Indiana from 1972 to 1982, and was a lecturer at St. Joseph's College from 1976 to 1989, and at St. Frances College from 1990 to 1991.

On December 4, 1981, Kanne was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Phil M. McNagny. Kanne was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1982, and received his commission on February 9, 1982.

On February 2, 1987, Reagan elevated Kanne to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Jesse Ernest Eschbach. Kanne was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1987, and received his commission on May 20, 1987.

Sources

• Michael Stephen Kanne at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Phil McNagny	Judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 1982–1987	Succeeded by Rodolfo Lozano
Preceded by Jesse Eschbach	Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1987–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Kanne, Michael Stephen
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth	Rensselaer, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death