Michael Joseph Reagan (born 1954) is a former

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Reagan received a

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degree from

Bradley University Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Bradley University enrolls 5,400 students who are pursuing degrees in more than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in five colleges. The ...

in 1976 and a

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from

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in 1980. He was a

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in the Office of the Appellate Defender for the Fifth Appellate District of Illinois in 1978. He was in private practice from 1979 to 2000, also working as an instructor in business law,

Belleville Area College Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Commun ...

from 1980–83 and as an adjunct assistant professor of law at

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from 1982-88. He was an assistant

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for

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from 1996 to 2000.

Federal judicial service

On May 11, 2000, Reagan was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the

new seat created on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758.Seat superseded Seat 6 on October 11, 2001 pursuant to 71 Stat. 586. Seat made permanent on November 2, 2002 by 116 Stat. 1758 Reagan was confirmed by the

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on October 3, 2000, and received his commission on October 13, 2000. He was designated Chief Judge on October 1, 2014. He retired from active service on March 31, 2019.

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