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Jonathan Allen Kobes
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jonathan Allen Kobes serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Dec 11, 2018 by a 51–50 Senate vote. ABA rating: Not Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2018
- Senate vote
- 51–50
- ABA rating
- Not Qualified
- Born
- 1974
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Dec 11, 2018
Education
- Dordt CollegeB.A., 1996
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2000
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Roger L. Wollman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2000-2001; Honors attorney, Central Intelligence Agency, 2002-2003; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 2003-2005; Private practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2005-2008; Counsel, advisor, and senior counsel, POET, LLC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2008-2012; Senior regulatory counsel, DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa, 2012-2013; Director of corporate compliance, Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2013-2014; Office of U.S. Sen. M. Michael Rounds, South Dakota, 2014-2018; deputy director, transition, 2014-2015; political fund designee, 2014-2016; deputy chief of staff and counsel, 2015-2016, ethics certification officer, 2014-2018, general counsel, 2016-2018
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