Michael W. Mosman | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| Assumed office December 27, 2021 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| In office February 1, 2016 – December 23, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Aiken |
| Succeeded by | Marco A. Hernandez |
| Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office May 4, 2013 – May 3, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | Roger Vinson |
| Succeeded by | Liam O'Grady |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| In office September 26, 2003 – December 27, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Adrienne Nelson |
| United States Attorney for theDistrict of Oregon | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kristine Olson |
| Succeeded by | Karin Immergut |
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| Born | Michael Wise Mosman 1956 (age 68–69) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ricks College (AB) Utah State University (BS) Brigham Young University (JD) |
Michael Wise Mosman (born 1956) is aseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon. He served as Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon from February 1, 2016, to December 23, 2019.[1] He also served a 7-year term on theFISA Court from May 4, 2013, to May 3, 2020.[2] He previously served as theUnited States attorney for the same district.
Michael Mosman was born in theWillamette Valley ofOregon in 1956 in the city ofEugene.[3] He grew up inLewiston,Idaho, the son of an attorney and judge with an older sister and three younger brothers.[4] He attendedRicks College in Idaho, which is nowBrigham Young University–Idaho.[3] He graduated with anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1979 before attendingUtah State University inLogan,Utah. At Utah State he graduated with aBachelor of Science degree in 1981,[3] and was thevaledictorian of his class.[4] Mosman then went on tolaw school atBrigham Young University'sJ. Reuben Clark Law School. He graduated there in 1984 with aJuris Doctor.[3] At BYU he was the editor of the law review, and graduated magna cum laude.[4]
In 1984, Mosman clerked forMalcolm Richard Wilkey, judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[3] The following year he entered private legal practice for part of 1985 as an associate at Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (nowPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman).[5] Mosman then was a clerk for JusticeLewis F. Powell of theSupreme Court of the United States.[3] While clerking for Powell, he was involved in the justice's voting to upholdGeorgia's sodomy law inBowers v. Hardwick, writing, in a memorandum to the Justice:
and
After leaving Powell's employ, Mosman entered private practice inPortland, Oregon, in 1986 at Miller Nash (nowMiller Nash Graham & Dunn).[3][5]
In 1988, he began working as anassistant United States attorney for the District of Oregon, remaining until 2001.[3] That year he became the United States attorney for the District of Oregon, serving until 2003.[3] He replacedKristine Olson Rogers who had resigned.[7]
On May 8, 2003, PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Mosman to serve asUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon to the seat vacated byRobert E. Jones, who assumedsenior status on May 1, 2000.[3] SenatorsRon Wyden andGordon H. Smith spoke at the confirmation hearing, highlighting his prior service in the war on terrorism and that a bipartisan commission established to fill the vacancy left by Robert E. Jones had discovered him.[5] On September 25, 2003, he was confirmed by theUnited States Senate by a 93–0 vote.[8] He received his commission on September 26, 2003.[3] He served as Chief Judge for approximately 4 years from February 1, 2016, to December 23, 2019.[1] He assumedsenior status on December 27, 2021.[3]
He served a full 7-year term as a Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from May 2013 to May 2020. He served as a judge of theAlien Terrorist Removal Court from 2018 to 2023.[3]
On February 1, 2008, inLemons v. Bradbury, Mosman dismissed the lawsuit and lifted an injunction againstOregon's new civil union law.[9] Mosman had issued the temporary injunction in December 2007 to preventOregon's new civil union law from taking effect in January.[10] This was in response to a legal challenge by a group that had attempted to place a referendum on the November 2008 ballot to block the civil union law that had been passed by theOregon Legislative Assembly.[11] The legal issue centered on how theOregon Secretary of State verified signatures on petitions.[10]
In 2017, Mosman approved renewal of aFISA Court warrant forCarter Page, a former adviser to the2016 Trump Campaign. In July 2018, the warrant application was released publicly, marking the first time FISA warrant application materials were made public.[12] The heavily redacted, 412-page application cites many sources, including confidential informants.[13] Among those many sources, the application cites theSteele dossier, leading a legal commentator to criticize the basis of the warrant.[14]
In April, 2020, Mosman grantedNike's motion dismissingKawhi Leonard's copyright claims over a disputed logo, writing
In July 2020, the Oregon Attorney General,Ellen Rosenblum, requested a restraining order based on the detainment actions of Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol personnel. The AG alleged that unmarked federal agents had unlawfully detained protesters inPortland without probable cause.[16]
Mosman rejected the request for a restraining order, stating that "because it has not shown it is vindicating an interest that is specific to the state itself — I find the State of Oregon lacks standing here and therefore deny its request for a temporary restraining order".[17]
In 2021, Mosman dismissed a lawsuit challenging theMiss United States of America pageant's rules that dictate that their contestants be “natural females.”[18]
Mosman is married to the former Suzanne Cannon Hogan, and they have five children.[4] He is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]
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| Preceded by | United States Attorney for theDistrict of Oregon 2001–2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon 2003–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon 2016–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2013–2020 | Succeeded by |
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