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James E. Gritzner
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Senior status since March 1, 2015.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 4, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 24, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 7, 2002
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- February 14, 2002
- Commissioned
- February 19, 2002
- Senior status
- Since March 1, 2015
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1947, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Assistant, U.S. Magistrate Ronald Longstaff, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1977-1979
- Private practice, 1979-2002
- Member, Iowa Board of Parole, 1980-1982
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