Michael B. Brennan was confirmed and sworn in as a Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in May 2018.
He previously worked as a partner in the Milwaukee law firm of Gass Weber Mullins LLC, where he tried cases and handled appeals in federal and state courts, as a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit, where he presided over a variety of criminal and civil calendars, and as an assistant district attorney in the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office.
Brennan’s undergraduate degree is from the University of Notre Dame, and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law, where he was an editor on the law review and the moot court champion. He served as a law clerk on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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The Legacy of Justice Clarence Thomas
A Panel Discussion Moderated by the Honorable Michael B. Brennan
The Milwaukee Club706 North Jefferson Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Showcase Panel III: Corporate and Academic Management Today
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
A Judicial Perspective on Legal Reasoning
Northwestern Student Chapter
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law375 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Welcome to the Federalist Society
Chicago Student Chapter
University of Chicago1111 E 60th St
Chicago, IL 60637
Some Thoughts on Legal Reasoning with Judge Michael B. Brennan
Duke Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- DukeVirtual
Durham, NC 27708
Showcase Panel III: Corporate and Academic Management Today
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Showcase Panel III: Corporate and Academic Management Today
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Panel 3: The Anti-Federalists and the Court
2020 Annual Western Chapters Conference
On January 25, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its annual Western Chapters Conference at the...
Panel 3: The Anti-Federalists and the Court
2020 Annual Western Chapters Conference
On January 25, 2020, the Federalist Society hosted its annual Western Chapters Conference at the...
Horizontal Federalism: May States Project their Sovereignty Beyond Their Borders?
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group hosted...