Donald D. Alsop

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Donald D. Alsop
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
August 28, 1992
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
1985–1992
Preceded by Miles Lord
Succeeded by Harry H. MacLaughlin
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
December 20, 1974 August 28, 1992
Nominated by Richard Nixon
Appointed by Gerald Ford
Preceded by Philip Neville
Succeeded by John R. Tunheim
Personal details
Born
Donald Douglas Alsop

(1927-08-28) August 28, 1927 (age 93)
Duluth, Minnesota
Education University of Minnesota (B.S.L.)
University of Minnesota Law School (LL.B.)

Donald Douglas Alsop (born August 28, 1927) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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Education and career

Alsop was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and served in the United States Army from 1945 to 1946. He received his Bachelor of Science in Law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1950 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1952. Following graduation, he clerked for Justice Thomas F. Gallagher of the Minnesota Supreme Court. He spent two years in private practice in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and then moved to New Ulm, Minnesota, where he practiced from 1954 to 1974. [1]

Federal judicial service

On August 8, 1974, the day he announced his resignation, President Richard Nixon nominated Alsop for a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by Judge Philip Neville, who was assuming senior status. Alsop was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1974, and received his commission on December 20, 1974, from President Gerald Ford. He served as Chief Judge from 1985 to 1992, assuming senior status on August 28, 1992. [1]

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Preceded by
Philip Neville
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
1974–1992
Succeeded by
John R. Tunheim
Preceded by
Miles Lord
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
1985–1992
Succeeded by
Harry H. MacLaughlin