Abner Joseph Mikva (January 21, 1926 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician, federal judge, and legal scholar. He was a member of the Democratic Party...

2006. He was succeeded by former White House counsel and federal judge Abner J. Mikva. In the 2008 presidential election, Pritzker served as national co-chairman...

schools and schools of public policy. Litman served as a law clerk to Abner Mikva, Thurgood Marshall, and Anthony Kennedy. His practice specialties have...

a speechwriter to Congressman Abner J. Mikva. After President Jimmy Carter appointed Mikva to the D.C. Circuit, Mikva would rely on Garland when hiring...

Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Abner Mikva Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of...

promote the concept of action civics nationally. The Mikva Challenge, founded in 1997 by Abner Mikva and his wife now operates nationwide. The organization...

contacted longtime Obama mentor, judge and former congressman Abner Mikva suggesting that Mikva recommend Obama to Emil Jones, Jr., the powerful Democratic...

on the staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He later worked for Abner Mikva in the White House Counsel's office during the Clinton administration...

Griffin Bell. From that list, President Carter nominated Patricia Wald, Abner Mikva, and Edwards to serve on the court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was later nominated...

November 1, 1995 – February 1997 President Bill Clinton Preceded by Abner Mikva Succeeded by Chuck Ruff Chief of Staff to the Vice President In office...

her role in the scandal, but her allegations were dismissed by Judge Abner Mikva, who served as Chair of the Commission that investigated the scandal...

March 8, 1994 Bill Clinton Lloyd Cutler March 8, 1994 October 1, 1994 Abner Mikva October 1, 1994 November 1, 1995 Jack Quinn November 1, 1995 February...

graduating from law school, Rosen served as law clerk to Chief Judge Abner Mikva of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

additional support galvanized for the reform-minded state legislator, Abner Mikva. It was a measure of his national celebrity that in March 1972, having...

1994 President Bill Clinton Preceded by Bernard Nussbaum Succeeded by Abner Mikva In office October 1, 1979 – January 20, 1981 President Jimmy Carter Preceded...

Abner Mares (born 1985), Mexican boxer who won several world championship titles Abner Reid McClelan (1831–1917), Canadian politician Abner J. Mikva (born...

task force led by former governor Jim Edgar and former federal judge Abner Mikva issued a report in 2001 calling for the revival of cumulative voting...

reformers called the "Kosher Nostra" that also included Anthony Scariano, Abner Mikva, and Robert E. Mann. In 1968, Simon was elected Lieutenant Governor of...

Tracey Meares (alumna) Bernard D. Meltzer (alumnus) Soia Mentschikoff Abner Mikva (alumnus) William R. Ming (alumnus) Norval Morris Edward R. Morrison...

James Robert Mann Served as U.S. House Minority Leader (1911 – 1919) Abner Mikva Appointed judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District...

Gale Schisler (D) 89th (1965–1967) Tom Railsback (R) 90th (1967–1969) Abner Mikva (D) Phil Crane (R) 91st (1969–1971) Ralph Metcalfe (D) Morgan F. Murphy...

In 1971 with regard to handgun control and the argument Congressman Abner Mikva said that guns not only make it easier to kill resulting in more murders...

cosponsors included Ed Koch of New York, Donald Fraser of Minnesota, and Abner Mikva of Illinois, as well as Republican Pete McCloskey of California. The...

state for his meals. In June 2009, Quinn launched a panel, chaired by Abner Mikva, to investigate unethical practices at the University of Illinois amid...

Governor Pat Quinn appointed a commission, to be led by retired Judge Abner Mikva, to investigate attempts by lawmakers and others to influence admissions...

Abner Mikva, a close friend, said that as a judge, Stevens refused to discuss politics. "He was more particular about it than a lot of them," Mikva stated...

Justice Harry Blackmun at the U. S. Supreme Court and for Chief Judge Abner Mikva on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. As an associate...

the first Mayor Richard Daley. One of those progressive candidates was Abner Mikva, a progressive icon who was elected to Congress against the Daley machine...

Affairs and as U.S. Minister to Spain before the Constitution was adopted. Abner Mikva served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois and was a U.S. Circuit...

Patricia Wald DC 1928–2019 1979–1999 1986–1991 — Carter retirement 37 Abner Mikva IL 1926–2016 1979–1994 1991–1994 — Carter retirement 39 Ruth Bader Ginsburg...