Michael J. McShane (born 1961) is an American lawyer serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He previously served as a state court judge on the Oregon Multnomah County Circuit Court from 2001 to 2013.
Michael Jerome McShane
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Born 1961 in Pittsburgh, PA
FJC ID: 3476
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Oregon Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictJudge · 2001–2013
- Oregon Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial DistrictJudge pro tem · 1997–2001
- Metropolitan Public Defender, Portland, OregonAttorney · 1988–1997
- ↳staff attorney · 1988–1990
- ↳senior felony attorney · 1990–1995
- ↳misdemeanor supervisor · 1995–1997
Appointments
2013–present · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Education
- Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark CollegeJ.D. · 1988
- Gonzaga UniversityB.A. · 1983