Daniel Hovland
Daniel L. Hovland is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. He first joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). Hovland assumed senior status on November 10, 2019.
Hovland was the court's chief judge from 2016 to 2019. He also served as chief judge of the court from 2002 to 2009.
Daniel Traynor was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to replace Hovland on the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.
Early life and education
A native of Moorhead, Minnesota, Hovland graduated from Concordia College with his bachelor's degree in 1976 and from the University of North Dakota Law School with his J.D. in 1979.[1]
Professional career
- 2002-present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
- 2019-present: Senior judge
- 2002-2009, 2016-2019: Chief judge
- 1994-2002: Administrative law judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, North Dakota
- 1992-2002: Commissioner, Bismarck Park and Recreation District
- 1983-2002: Private practice, Bismarck, N.D.
- 1980-1983: Assistant attorney general, North Dakota
- 1979-1980: Law clerk, Hon. Ralph J. Erickstad, North Dakota Supreme Court[1]
Judicial career
District of North Dakota
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Daniel L. Hovland |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 141 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: June 26, 2002
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: September 26, 2002
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 8, 2002
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| Confirmed: November 14, 2002
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Hovland was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on June 26, 2002, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated by Patrick Conmy. The American Bar Association rated Hovland Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Hovland's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 26, 2002, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on October 8, 2002.
Hovland was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on November 14, 2002, and he received his commission on November 26, 2002. He served as the court's chief judge from 2016 to 2019 and from 2002 to 2009.
Hovland assumed senior status on November 10, 2019.[1][2][3]
Noteworthy cases
Judge overturns North Dakota 2013 abortion law (2014)
In April 2014, Judge Hovland struck down the 2013 North Dakota bill that restricted abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.[4][5] Judge Hovland used the precedent set in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, stating:
| “ | A woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy before viability has been recognized by the United States Supreme Court for more than 40 years. The United States Supreme Court has clearly determined the dispositive issue presented in this lawsuit. This court is not free to impose its own view of the law. | ” |
| —Daniel Hovland | ||
See also
- United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
- United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
External links
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Officeholder United States District Court for the District of North Dakota |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Daniel L. Hovland," accessed June 2, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1900 — Daniel L. Hovland — The Judiciary," accessed June 2, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 107th Congress," accessed June 2, 2017
- ↑ The Christian Science Monitor, "North Dakota abortion law struck down by judge," April 16, 2014
- ↑ National Public Radio, "Judge Overturns North Dakota's Strict Abortion Law," April 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN.com, "Judge overturns North Dakota law banning most abortions," April 17, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Patrick Conmy |
District of North Dakota 2002–2019 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Daniel Traynor
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of North Dakota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of North Dakota
State courts:
North Dakota Supreme Court • North Dakota Court of Appeals • North Dakota District Courts • North Dakota Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Dakota • North Dakota judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Dakota
