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David Rasmussen Hansen

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986–1991

David Rasmussen Hansen , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. David Rasmussen Hansen (born March 16, 1938) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

Education

  • Northwest Missouri State UniversityB.A., 1960
  • George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 1963

Career

Private practice, Atlantic, Iowa, 1963-1964; U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1964-1968; Private practice, Iowa Falls, Iowa, 1968-1976; Judge, Iowa Falls [Iowa] Police Court, 1969-1973; Partner, Win-Gin Farms, Iowa Falls, Iowa, 1971-; Chairman, Hardin County [Iowa] Republican Central Committee, 1975-1976; Judge, Iowa District Court, Second Judicial District, 1976-1986; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2002-2003; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2004-2011

Biography

David Rasmussen Hansen (born March 16, 1938) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

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