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Albert Engel
Albert Joseph Engel was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He served on senior status until 2002 and passed away on April 5, 2013.[1][2]
Early life and education
- University of Michigan, A.B., 1948
- University of Michigan Law School, LL.B., 1950[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Captain, 1943-1946
- Administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Ruth Thompson of the 9th District of Michigan, 1951
- Private practice, Muskegon, Michigan, 1952-1967
- Circuit judge, 14th Judicial Circuit of Michigan, 1967-1971[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Michigan
Engel was nominated to the Western District of Michigan by President Richard Nixon on December 15, 1970, to a seat vacated by W. Wallace Kent; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1970, and received commission on the next day. He served the Western District of Michigan until he was elevated to the Sixth Circuit on January 4, 1974.[1] Engel was succeeded in this position by Wendell Miles.
Sixth Circuit
Engel was nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President Richard Nixon on December 5, 1973, to a seat vacated by W. Wallace Kent; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1973, and received commission on December 19, 1973. From 1988-1989, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1989 and served until 2002.[1]
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: W. Wallace Kent |
Western District of Michigan 1970–1974 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Wendell Miles |
| Preceded by: W. Wallace Kent |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1973–present |
Succeeded by: Richard Suhrheinrich
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Hala Jarbou • Jane Beckering • Paul Maloney • Robert Jonker | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Ray Kent • Phillip J. Green • Maarten Vermaat • Sally Berens • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • David McKeague • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • Albert Engel • Solomon Lewis Withey • W. Wallace Kent • Henry Franklin Severens • George Wanty • Loyal Edwin Knappen • Arthur Carter Denison • Clarence Sessions • Fred Morton Raymond • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Wendell Miles • Richard Enslen • Robert Jonker • Robert Holmes Bell • Benjamin Gibson • Douglas Hillman • W. Wallace Kent • Noel Fox • Raymond Starr • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
