George John Mitchell

Judge George John Mitchell

Personal

Birthday:

1933

Birthplace:

Waterville, ME

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1954-1956
Trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1960-1962
Executive assistant, U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie, Maine, 1962-1965
Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1965-1977
Assistant county attorney, Cumberland County, Maine, 1971
U.S. attorney for the District of Maine, 1977-1979
U.S. senator from Maine, 1980-1995
Special advisor, President William J. Clinton, 1995-2000
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-

Education

Name of School:

Bowdoin College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1954

Name of School - Second:

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1960

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Maine

Court Name:

Maine District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/5/1979

Termination Date:

5/16/1980

Termination Reason:

Resignation