Donald D. Alsop

Donald D. Alsop
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Incumbent
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.

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]

References

1. Donald Douglas Alsop at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

Sources

• Donald Douglas Alsop at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

Legal offices
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