United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
(N.D. Iowa)
Appeals to: Eighth Circuit
Established: July 20, 1882
Judges assigned: 2
Chief Judge: Linda R. Reade
http://www.iand.uscourts.gov/

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (in case citations, N.D. Iowa) has jurisdiction over fifty-two of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. It is subject to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States District Court for the District of Iowa, established on March 3, 1845, by 5 Stat. 789,[1][2] was subdivided into the current Northern and Southern Districts on July 20, 1882, by 22 Stat. 172.[2]

Presently, the court has two district judges, Chief Judge Linda R. Reade and Leonard T. Strand. There are also two senior judges, Edward J. McManus and Mark W. Bennett, and two magistrate judges, Jon S. Scoles and C.J. Williams.

It is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, with a satellite courthouse in Sioux City. Stephanie M. Rose served as the United States Attorney from 2009 to 2012, she was later commissioned to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on September 17, 2012.

The current United States Attorney is Kevin W. Techau.

Jurisdiction

The Northern District of Iowa has four court divisions, each covering the following counties:

The Cedar Rapids Division, covering Benton, Cedar, Grundy, Hardin, Iowa, Jones, Linn, and Tama counties.

The Central Division, covering Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright counties.

The Eastern Division, covering Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Mitchell, and Winneshiek counties.

The Western Division, covering Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury counties.

Current Judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
11 Chief Judge Linda R. Reade Cedar Rapids 1948 2002–present 2007–present — G.W. Bush
12 District Judge Leonard Terry Strand Sioux City 1965 2016–present — — Obama
5 Senior Judge Edward Joseph McManus Cedar Rapids 1920 1962–1985 1962–1985 1985–present Kennedy
10 Senior Judge Mark W. Bennett Sioux City 1950 1994–2015 1999–2006 2015–present Clinton

Former Judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Shiras, Oliver PerryOliver Perry Shiras IA 1833–1916 1882–1903 — — Arthur, Arthur retirement
2 Reed, Henry ThomasHenry Thomas Reed IA 1846–1924 1904–1921 — 1921–1924 Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt death
3 Scott, George CromwellGeorge Cromwell Scott IA 1864–1948 1922–1943 — 1943–1948 Harding, Harding death
4 Graven, Henry NormanHenry Norman Graven IA 1893–1970 1944–1961 1961 1961–1970 Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt death
6 Hanson, William CookWilliam Cook Hanson IA 1909–1995 1962–1977 — 1977–1995 Kennedy, Kennedy death
7 O'Brien, Donald EugeneDonald Eugene O'Brien IA 1923–2015 1978–1992 1985–1992 1992–2015 Carter, Carter death
8 Hansen, David RasmussenDavid Rasmussen Hansen IA 1939–present 1986–1991 — — Reagan, Reagan reappointment
9 Melloy, Michael JosephMichael Joseph Melloy IA 1948–present 1992–2002 1992–1999 — Bush, G.H.W.G.H.W. Bush reappointment

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on July 20, 1882 by 22 Stat. 172
Shiras 1882–1903
Reed 1904–1921
Scott 1922–1943
Graven 1944–1961
McManus 1962–1985
Hansen 1986–1991
Melloy 1992–2002
Reade 2002–present
Seat 2
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80 (concurrent with Southern District)
Hanson 1962–1977
O'Brien 1978–1992
Seat reassigned solely to Northern District on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Bennett 1994–2015
Strand 2016–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 394.
  2. 1 2 U.S. District Courts of Iowa, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.

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