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Henry Norman Graven

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Henry Norman Graven served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Mar 21, 1944.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Mar 21, 1944
Born
1893

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IowaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Mar 21, 1944 – Feb 1, 1970

Education

  • University of MinnesotaA.B., 1921
  • University of Minnesota Law SchoolLL.B., 1921

Career

U.S. Army combat engineer, World War I; Private practice, Greene, Iowa, 1921-1937; Special assistant attorney general, State of Iowa, 1936-1937; Counsel, Iowa State Highway Commission, 1936-1937; Judge, Iowa District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, 1937-1944

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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