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Abner Mikva (1997)
The Unique Success of a Divided Government

Abner Mikva is the Schwartz Lecturer and Senior Director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School. Mikva served as White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton. Prior to his appointment, he served as Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before coming to the bench, he was elected to Congress for five terms, representing portions of Chicago and its suburbs. Judge Mikva served on both the Ways and Means Committee and the Judiciary Committee while in Congress. He has taught courses at Northwestern University, Georgetown University, the University of Pennsylvania, American University, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, and New York University. Judge Mikva is the co-author of a political science textbook on the Congress entitled The American Congress: The First Branch and of law school textbooks on the legislative process. He is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

 

 








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