Leonard T. Strand | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
Assumed office February 12, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Linda R. Reade |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
Assumed office February 12,2016 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Mark W. Bennett |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
In office June 7,2012 –February 12,2016 | |
Succeeded by | C. J. Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Sioux City,Iowa,U.S. | July 14,1965
Education | University of Iowa (BA,JD) |
Leonard Terry Strand (born July 14,1965) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Strand was born on July 14,1965,raised in Sioux City,Iowa,and graduated from West High School as valedictorian. [1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree,with high distinction and Phi Beta Kappa,in 1987 from the University of Iowa. [1] He received a Juris Doctor,with highest distinction,first in his class,and Order of the Coif,in 1990 from the University of Iowa College of Law. [1] During law school,he worked at Vinson &Elkins in Houston and Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman in Cedar Rapids and also contributed to The Journal of Corporation Law . [1]
After graduating from law school,Strand joined Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman as an associate. He was a partner at the firm from 1996 to 2012. During his service with the firm,he specialized in commercial litigation and employment law and served on the firm's management committee. [1] He was also briefly an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. [1]
From June 7,2012,to February 12,2016,Strand served as a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Iowa. [2] [3]
On July 21,2015,President Barack Obama,at the recommendation of Senator Chuck Grassley, [4] nominated Strand to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa,to the seat vacated by Judge Mark W. Bennett,who assumed senior status on June 4,2015. [5] He received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on October 21,2015. [6] On November 5,2015,his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. [7] On February 11,2016,the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 93–0 vote. [8] He received his commission on February 12,2016. [3] Strand's investiture occurred on April 21,2016. [9] He became chief judge on February 12,2017. [3]
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