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Steven M. Colloton

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

Steven M. Colloton serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed Sep 4, 2003 by a 94–1 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
George W. Bush
Confirmed
Sep 4, 2003
Senate vote
94–1
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1963

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitGeorge W. Bush · 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

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