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Daniel Mack Traynor
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 48 to 47Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- May 12, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 10, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 16, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 48 to 47
- Confirmed
- July 23, 2026
- Commissioned
- July 24, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1970, 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 District of North Dakota. Appointed by Donald J. Trump; commissioned ; Senate vote 51 to 41. Service ended July 28, 2026: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Gerald W. VandeWalle, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1997-1998
- Assistant city attorney, Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1998-2020
- Private practice, Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1998-2020
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