Arvo Mikkanen
Arvo Mikkanen was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma on February 2, 2011, by President Barack Obama. Mikkanen's nomination was returned to the president on December 17, 2011.[1]
Federal judgeship nomination
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| Name: Arvo Mikkanen |
| Court: Northern District of Oklahoma |
| Progress |
| Returned 318 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: February 2, 2011
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Returned: December 17, 2011
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Mikkanen was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma by President Obama on February 2, 2011 to fill the post left by Terence Kern.[2] Obama commented on the nomination, stating, "I am proud to nominate these two outstanding candidates to serve on the United States District Court. I am confident they will serve the American people with integrity and distinction."[3]
Mikkanen was rated Unanimously Qualified by the American Bar Association. You can find his Committee Questionnaire available here.
In December 2011, Senators Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe blocked him from the post, claiming they weren't consulted about Mikkanen's nomination before it was announced. There was no other explanation given.[4]
Mikkanen's nomination was returned to the president on December 17, 2011.[1]
Early life and education
Mikkanen received his B.A. in 1983 from Dartmouth College and his J.D. in 1986 from Yale Law School.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 112th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ White House Press Release "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate," February 2, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 White House Press Release "President Obama Names Two to the United States District Court," February 2, 2011
- ↑ NewsOK.com, "Senators block Oklahoma City federal prosecutor from judge post," December 18, 2011
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Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Oklahoma, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma
State courts:
Oklahoma Supreme Court • Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals • Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals • Oklahoma District Courts • Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court of Existing Claims
State resources:
Courts in Oklahoma • Oklahoma judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oklahoma
