Michael Joseph Melloy: key obituary facts
Is Michael Joseph Melloy dead? Yes. Michael Joseph Melloy died on October 20, 2026, at age 78.
Cause of death: Michael Joseph Melloy's cause of death was reported as Cancer.
What was Michael Joseph Melloy known for?
He was an United States Circuit Judge.
More about Michael Joseph Melloy
Born: 15 January 1948.
Place of birth: Dubuque.
Gender: male.
Occupation: lawyer, judge.
Education: Loras College, University of Iowa College of Law, Wahlert Catholic High School.
Also known as: Michael J. Melloy, Michael Melloy.
Michael Joseph Melloy, an American jurist who served as a judge of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, died of cancer on October 20, 2026, aged 78. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, on January 15, 1948, he graduated from Wahlert High School in 1966.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics, magna cum laude, from Loras College in 1970, then received a Juris Doctor, with high distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1974. While in law school, Melloy interned at the Jo Daviess County, Illinois, attorney’s office. He served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1972, initially stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, and later served in the Army Reserve from 1972 to 1976. In 2008, he became a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the federal appellate court on which he served until his death.