Michael Francis Urbanski

Judge Michael Francis Urbanski

Personal

Birthday:

1956

Birthplace:

Livorno, Italy

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. James C. Turk, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1981-1982
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1982-1984
Private practice, Roanoke, Virginia, 1984-2004

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, December 1, 2010; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

College of William and Mary

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1978

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1981

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Western District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/13/2011

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 2004-2011