M. Blane Michael

Personal

Birthday: 
2/17/1943
Birthplace: 
Charleston, SC
Date of Death: 
3/25/2011
Place of Death: 
Charleston, WV
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, New York City, 1968-1971
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1971-1972
Special assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of West Virginia, 1972
Private practice, Petersburg, West Virginia, 1973-1975
Law clerk, Hon. Robert Maxwell, U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1975-1976
Counsel, Gov. John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia, 1977-1980
Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1981-1993

Education

Name of School: 
West Virginia University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1965
Name of School - Second: 

New York University School of Law

Our educational mission focuses on our three core constituencies: students, faculty and alumni. There is an obvious interdependence among these three groups: By attracting the top students, faculty interest is magnified; likewise, enabling professors to do their best work and supplying them with the most desirable resources allows us to attract young scholars who are motivated and talented. Similarly, the more tangible the impact the Law School has on our community, the more engaged our alumni become. Our graduates are energized by the intellectual excitement of the school, enriching their own professional lives and adding still more luster to their alma mater's reputation. Loyal alumni give back, so that a cycle of generosity, learning, appreciation and active participation in our school and society continues.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1968

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court Name: 

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
10/1/1993
Termination Date: 
3/25/2011
Termination Reason: 
Death