Eric C. Tostrud | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
| Assumed office September 10, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Donovan W. Frank |
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| Born | Eric Christian Tostrud 1965 (age 59–60) Saint Paul,Minnesota,U.S. |
| Education | St. Olaf College (BA) William Mitchell College of Law (JD) |
Eric Christian Tostrud (born 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Tostrud earned his Bachelor of Arts,cum laude,from St. Olaf College and his Juris Doctor,summa cum laude,from the William Mitchell College of Law. [1]
Upon graduation from law school he served as a law clerk to Judge Edward Devitt of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and to Judge George MacKinnon of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. [1]
Before becoming a judge,Tostrud was Of Counsel with Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. Tostrud previously practiced at that firm full-time before becoming an academic. During his 26 years with the firm,he maintained a complex commercial litigation practice almost exclusively in federal court,with emphasis in the areas of complex insurance coverage,health care litigation,and ERISA. Tostrud serves on the full-time faculty at Mitchell Hamline School of Law as the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence. He teaches in the areas of federal jurisdiction and federal-court procedure. [1]
On February 12,2018,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Tostrud to an undetermined seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota after being recommended to the Trump administration by then-Congressman Erik Paulsen. [2] On February 15,2018,his nomination was sent to the Senate. Tostrud was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Donovan W. Frank,who assumed senior status on October 31,2016. [3] On April 11,2018,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [4] On May 10,2018,his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [5] On September 6,2018,his nomination was confirmed by voice vote. [3] He received his judicial commission on September 10,2018. [6]
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