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Daniel L. Hovland
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. Senior status since November 10, 2019.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- June 26, 2002
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 26, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), October 8, 2002
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- November 14, 2002
- Commissioned
- November 26, 2002
- Senior status
- Since November 10, 2019
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1954, 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
- Law clerk, Hon. Ralph J. Erickstad, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1979-1980
- Assistant attorney general, State of North Dakota, 1980-1983
- Private practice, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1983-2002
- Commissioner, Bismarck [North Dakota] Park and Recreation District, 1992-2002
- Administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, State of North Dakota, 1994-2002
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