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Michael Howard Simon
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Biography
Born 1956 in New York, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ancer L. Haggerty. Confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 2011, and received commission on June 22, 2011.
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1978
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981
Professional Career:
Trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1986
Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1986-2011
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, July 14, 2010; no Senate vote
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Oregon
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Professional Experience
- Judge
- U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
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- Attorney
- Private practice, Portland, Oregon
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- Trial attorney
- Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
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Education
- Harvard Law School
- J.D.
- cum laude
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- University of California
- B.A.
- Los Angeles, Philosophy, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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Professional Associations
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- Activities: American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
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- Current
- Activities: Listed in Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Litigation Lawyers”
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- Current
- Activities: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation
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- Current
- Activities: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law
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- Current
- Activities: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment Law
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- Current
- Activities: Listed in Oregon Super Lawyers Magazine, "Oregon's Super Lawyers"
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- Current
- Activities: Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
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- Current
- Activities: Classroom Law Project, Board of Directors and Past President
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- Current
- Activities: American Inns of Court, Master, Executive Committee, 1997 - 2007
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- Current
- Activities: Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners, Chair, 1992 - 1993
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- Current
- Activities: Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners, Member, 1990 - 1993
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- Current
- Activities: Oregon State Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Past Chair
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- Current
- Activities: Oregon State Bar Association, Litigation Section
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- Current
- Activities: Oregon State Bar Association, Business Litigation Section
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- Activities: Oregon State Bar Association, Constitutional Law Section, Past Chair
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- Current
- Activities: Oregon State Bar Association, Appellate Section
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- Current
- Activities: American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
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- Current
- Activities: American Bar Association, Litigation Section
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