Alan Eugene Norris (born August 15, 1935) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the

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Education and career

Born in Columbus,

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, Norris received a

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degree from

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in 1957, a

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from

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in 1960, and a

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from University of Virginia School of Law in 1986. He was a law clerk to Justice Kingsley A. Taft of the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1960 to 1961. Norris was in private practice in Columbus from 1961 to 1962, and in Westerville, Ohio from 1962 to 1980, also serving as a member of the

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from 1967 to 1980. He was an instructor at

from 1976 to 1980. He was a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District from 1980 to 1986.

Federal judicial service

On April 22, 1986, Norris was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Leroy John Contie Jr. Norris was confirmed by the

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on June 6, 1986, and received his commission on July 1, 1986. He assumed

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on July 1, 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Alan Eugene 1935 births 20th-century American judges Judges of the Ohio District Courts of Appeals Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Living people Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives New York University School of Law alumni Otterbein University alumni United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan University of Virginia School of Law alumni