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Martin Donald Van Oosterhout

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954

Martin Donald Van Oosterhout , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Martin Donald Van Oosterhout (October 10, 1900 – January 28, 1979) was a legislator and state court judge in northwestern Iowa, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Education

  • University of IowaB.A., 1922
  • University of Iowa College of LawJ.D., 1924

Career

Private practice, Orange City, Iowa, 1924-1943; State representative, Iowa, 1939-1943; Judge, Iowa District Court, Twenty-First Judicial District, 1943-1954; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1968-1970

Biography

Martin Donald Van Oosterhout (October 10, 1900 – January 28, 1979) was a legislator and state court judge in northwestern Iowa, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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