| Birth: |
1956 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Legal Residence: |
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Iowa |
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| Education: |
1974 - 1976 |
Concordia College |
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1976 – 1978 |
University of Akron |
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B.S. degree |
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1978 - 1981 |
Drake University School of Law |
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J.D. degree |
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| Bar: |
1981 |
Iowa |
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| Experience: |
1981 – 1983 |
United States District Court |
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Northern District of Iowa |
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Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald E. O’Brien |
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1983 – 1987 |
United States Department of Justice |
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Criminal Division |
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Trail Attorney |
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1987 – present |
United States District Court |
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Northern District of Iowa |
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United States Magistrate Judge |