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Martin Donald Van Oosterhout

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Martin Donald Van Oosterhout served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Aug 20, 1954.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Aug 20, 1954
Born
1900

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Aug 20, 1954 – Jan 28, 1979

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

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