History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

13 judges have served since Aug 4, 1882. Now: Charles Joseph Williams RLeonard Terry Strand D.

Judges
13
7 R · 6 D
Longest tenure
23 years
Edward Joseph McManus
Current
8.1 years
Charles Joseph Williams, since Sep 10, 2018
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1900192019401960198020002020Oliver Perry Shiras · 1882-08-04 – 1903-11-01 · RepublicanHenry Thomas Reed · 1904-03-07 – 1921-11-30 · RepublicanGeorge Cromwell Scott · 1922-02-21 – 1943-11-01 · RepublicanHenry Norman Graven · 1944-03-24 – 1961-08-31 · DemocratEdward Joseph McManus · 1962-07-16 – 1985-02-09 · DemocratDavid Rasmussen Hansen · 1986-03-04 – 1991-11-18 · RepublicanMichael Joseph Melloy · 1992-08-17 – 2002-02-26 · RepublicanLinda R. Reade · 2002-11-26 – 2017-10-01 · RepublicanCharles Joseph Williams · 2018-09-10 – present · RepublicanWilliam Cook Hanson · 1962-07-23 – 1977-08-15 · DemocratDonald Eugene O'Brien · 1978-10-05 – 1992-12-30 · DemocratMark W. Bennett · 1994-08-26 – 2015-06-04 · DemocratLeonard Terry Strand · 2016-02-12 – present · Democrat
Charles Joseph Williams R
Sep 10, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 79–12
Leonard Terry Strand D
Feb 12, 2016 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 93–0
Linda R. Reade R
Nov 26, 2002 – Oct 1, 2017 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Oct 1, 2017
Mark W. Bennett D
Aug 26, 1994 – Jun 4, 2015 · 21 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 4, 2015
Michael Joseph Melloy R
Aug 17, 1992 – Feb 26, 2002 · 9.5 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
David Rasmussen Hansen R
Mar 4, 1986 – Nov 18, 1991 · 5.7 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Donald Eugene O'Brien D
Oct 5, 1978 – Dec 30, 1992 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 30, 1992
William Cook Hanson D
Jul 23, 1962 – Aug 15, 1977 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 15, 1977
Edward Joseph McManus D
Jul 16, 1962 – Feb 9, 1985 · 23 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Feb 9, 1985
Henry Norman Graven D
Mar 24, 1944 – Aug 31, 1961 · 17 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Aug 31, 1961
George Cromwell Scott R
Feb 21, 1922 – Nov 1, 1943 · 22 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status Nov 1, 1943
Henry Thomas Reed R
Mar 7, 1904 – Nov 30, 1921 · 18 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · senior status Nov 30, 1921
Oliver Perry Shiras R
Aug 4, 1882 – Nov 1, 1903 · 21 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.