D. Michael Fisher

Mike Fisher
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Assumed office
February 1, 2017
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
December 15, 2003 – February 1, 2017
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byCarol Los Mansmann
Succeeded byDavid Porter
43rd Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office
January 21, 1997 – December 15, 2003
GovernorTom Ridge
Mark Schweiker
Ed Rendell
Preceded byTom Corbett
Succeeded byJerry Pappert
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 6, 1981 – November 30, 1996
Preceded byMichael P. Schaefer
Succeeded byTim Murphy
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 7, 1975 – November 19, 1980
Preceded byJay R. Wells
Succeeded byFrank Marmion
Personal details
Born
Dennis Michael Fisher

(1944-11-07) November 7, 1944 (age 79)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationGeorgetown University (BA, JD)

Dennis Michael Fisher (born November 7, 1944) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He also serves as the Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.[1] A former politician, Fisher has served as a state representative, state senator, and as Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, losing to Ed Rendell.

  1. ^ Blake, Sharon (February 1, 2017). "Pitt Law Names Its Inaugural Distinguished Jurist in Residence" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved February 3, 2017.