E. Michael McCann
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Edward Michael McCann was the District Attorney
of Milwaukee County in Wisconsin
from 1968 to 2006. After retiring from the public service
in January 2007, McCann joined Marquette University Law School
, where he became a Boden Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law
.
McCann attended Marquette University High School
, underwent undergraduate studies at the University of Detroit, and studied law at the Georgetown University Law Center
. He earned a Master of Laws (LLM) from the Harvard University Law School and has honorary degrees from Marquette University and Marian College
in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
.
. Mr. McCann also prosecuted employers for recklessley causing job site deaths of employees in State of Wisconsin v. S.A. Healy Co. In State v. Chem Bio Corp., he gained homicide
convictions against a laboratory that had failed to detect incipient cancers which caused the deaths of two women.
In 2006, McCann lost his first and only felony jury trial against Milwaukee police officers accused of beating Frank Jude, Jr.
. The officers were later convicted by a federal trial.
He failed to follow up on allegations of child molestations against Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy, a story that has publicly shaken the catholic church all the way up to Pope Benedict XVI
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
of Milwaukee County in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
from 1968 to 2006. After retiring from the public service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
in January 2007, McCann joined Marquette University Law School
Marquette University Law School
Marquette University Law School is the professional school for the study of law at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and one of only two law schools in Wisconsin. With 45 full-time professors and approximately 760 J.D. students, the law school is ranked in the top tier among American...
, where he became a Boden Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
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McCann attended Marquette University High School
Marquette University High School
Marquette University High School is a private, all-male, Jesuit, Roman Catholic school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is a member of both the National Catholic Educational Association and the Jesuit...
, underwent undergraduate studies at the University of Detroit, and studied law at the Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
. He earned a Master of Laws (LLM) from the Harvard University Law School and has honorary degrees from Marquette University and Marian College
Marian College
Marian University is a Roman Catholic university in Indianapolis Indiana.-About:Marian University, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, Indiana, traces its roots to their founding in 1851...
in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...
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Legal career
In 1991, Mr. McCann prosecuted cannibal serial killer Jeffrey DahmerJeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was an American serial killer and sex offender. Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1987 and 1991. His murders involved rape, dismemberment, necrophilia and cannibalism...
. Mr. McCann also prosecuted employers for recklessley causing job site deaths of employees in State of Wisconsin v. S.A. Healy Co. In State v. Chem Bio Corp., he gained homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
convictions against a laboratory that had failed to detect incipient cancers which caused the deaths of two women.
In 2006, McCann lost his first and only felony jury trial against Milwaukee police officers accused of beating Frank Jude, Jr.
Frank Jude, Jr.
Frank Jude, Jr., a.k.a. Frankie Lee Jude, Jr., is a Wisconsin man who was severely beaten by off-duty Milwaukee police officers in the early-morning hours of October 24, 2004...
. The officers were later convicted by a federal trial.
He failed to follow up on allegations of child molestations against Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy, a story that has publicly shaken the catholic church all the way up to Pope Benedict XVI