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Ronald Longstaff
2006 - Present
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Ronald Earl Longstaff is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Longstaff is a judge serving on senior status.[1]
Education
Longstaff graduated from Kansas State University with his bachelor's degree in 1962 and later graduated from the University of Iowa with his J.D. degree in 1965.[1]
Professional career
Longstaff began his legal career as a law clerk for federal Judge Roy Stephenson in the Southern District of Iowa from 1965 to 1967. In 1967, Longstaff entered into private practice in Iowa from 1967 to 1968. Also, in addition to being a federal magistrate judge, Longstaff was a part-time clerk for the Southern District of Iowa from 1968 to 1976. He also served as a adjunct professor for Drake Law School from 1973 to 1976.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Iowa
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Longstaff was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. Longstaff was confirmed by the Senate on October 31, 1991, and received commission on November 5, 1991.[2] Longstaff served as the chief judge of the Southern District of Iowa from 2001 to 2006 before assuming senior status on November 5, 2006.[1]
Magistrate
Longstaff began his federal judicial career as a federal magistrate judge for the Southern District of Iowa. He was appointed to the court in 1968 and served until joining the court in 1991.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ronald Longstaff's biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ THOMAS, "Nomination of Ronald Longstaff" (Search for Ronald Longstaff)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Iowa 1991–2006 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: John Jarvey
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephanie Rose • Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger • Stephen Locher | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Thomas Shields (Iowa) • Ross Walters • Stephen B. Jackson, Jr. • Helen C. Adams • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Charles Wolle • John Jarvey • James M. Love • John Simson Woolson • Smith McPherson • Martin Joseph Wade • Charles Almon Dewey • William Stuart • Harold Vietor • William Hanson (federal judge) • Edwin Hicklin • Roy Stephenson • Carroll Switzer • William F. Riley • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Pratt • Charles Wolle • Ronald Longstaff • William Stuart • Harold Vietor • William Hanson (federal judge) • Roy Stephenson • | ||
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa
State courts:
Iowa Supreme Court • Iowa Court of Appeals • Iowa district courts
State resources:
Courts in Iowa • Iowa judicial elections • Judicial selection in Iowa
