Jack D. Shanstrom
Jack D. Shanstrom | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office January 30, 2001 – January 13, 2020 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office 1996–2001 | |
Preceded by | Paul G. Hatfield |
Succeeded by | Donald W. Molloy |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office May 14, 1990 – January 30, 2001 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | James F. Battin |
Succeeded by | Richard F. Cebull |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office 1983–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Montana School of Law (LLB ) | November 30, 1932
Jack D. Shanstrom (November 30, 1932 – January 13, 2020)[1] was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
Shanstrom served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana from 1983 to 1990. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on February 23, 1990, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by Judge James F. Battin. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 1996 to 2001. He assumed senior status on January 30, 2001, due to a certified disability,[2] and retired into inactive senior status on September 15, 2013, meaning that while he remained a federal judge, he no longer heard cases or participated in the business of the court.[3] Shanstrom died on January 13, 2020, at his home in Palm Desert, California of the effects of Parkinson's disease. He was 87 years old.[4]
References
- ^ Henley, Claudia Driggins (10 December 2007). "Judicial Staff Directory 2008/Winter". CQ Press – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Shanstrom, Jack D. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ "Federal judge Shanstrom to retire next month". Billings Gazette. Associated Press. August 8, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Tollefson, Phoebe. "Longtime judge in Billings dies at 87, remembered as 'a model of judicial temperament'". The Billings Gazette.
Sources
- Jack D. Shanstrom at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Jack Dale Shanstrom Obituary". The Billings Gazette.