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David Rasmussen Hansen
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Senior status since April 1, 2003.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- July 30, 1991
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 5, 1991
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 15, 1991
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- November 15, 1991
- Commissioned
- November 18, 1991
- Senior status
- Since April 1, 2003
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1938, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Appointed by Ronald Reagan; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended November 18, 1991: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Atlantic, Iowa, 1963-1964
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1964-1968
- Private practice, Iowa Falls, Iowa, 1968-1976
- Judge, Iowa Falls [Iowa] Police Court, 1969-1973
- Partner, Win-Gin Farms, Iowa Falls, Iowa, 1971-
- Chairman, Hardin County [Iowa] Republican Central Committee, 1975-1976
- Judge, Iowa District Court, Second Judicial District, 1976-1986
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2002-2003
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2004-2011
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