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Steven M. Colloton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
Steven M. Colloton , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Senate voted 94–1 on the nomination on Sep 4, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed). Steven Michael Colloton (born January 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was appointed to the Eighth Circuit in 2003 by President George W. Bush and has been its chief judge since 2024. He previously served from 2000 to 2003 as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed94–1 · Sep 4, 2003
Education
- Princeton UniversityA.B., 1985
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1988
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1988-1989; Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1989-1990; Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1991; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 1991-1999; Associate independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1995-1996; Private practice, Iowa, 1999-2001; Adjunct lecturer, University of Iowa College of Law, 2000; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 2001-2003; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2024-present
Biography
Steven Michael Colloton (born January 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was appointed to the Eighth Circuit in 2003 by President George W. Bush and has been its chief judge since 2024. He previously served from 2000 to 2003 as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.
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