Steven Colloton
Steven Colloton | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
Assumed office March 11, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Lavenski Smith |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
Assumed office September 10, 2003 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | David R. Hansen |
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa | |
In office October 2001 – September 2003 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Don Carlos Nickerson |
Succeeded by | Matthew Whitaker |
Personal details | |
Born | Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | January 9, 1963
Education | Princeton University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Steven Michael Colloton (born January 9, 1963) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2003. He became chief judge in March 2024.
Early life and education
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Career
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Federal judicial service
Colloton was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 12, 2003, to a seat vacated by David R. Hansen.[7] His nomination was supported by both Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin.[3] He was confirmed nearly seven months later by the Senate on September 4, 2003 by a 94–1 vote.[8] He received his commission on September 10, 2003.[9] He became chief judge on March 11, 2024.[10] He was on President Donald Trump's list of potential Supreme Court candidates.[11][12]
In February 2017, Colloton vacated the enhanced sentences imposed upon members of the Native Mob, finding that Minnesota's definition of burglary was not a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.[13][14]
See also
- List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice)
- Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates
References
- ^ Petroski, William (June 27, 2018). "Could one of these Iowans replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kennedy?". The Des Moines Register.
- ^ a b "Mary Ann Colloton". Lensing Funeral. 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 108-1 Hearings: Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, S. Hrg. 108-135, Part 4, July 22, July 30, September 3, September 17, and October 1, 2003. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2004.
- ^ "Volume 97 Masthead". Yale Law Journal. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017.
- ^ Steven M. Colloton, "Freedom of Association: The Attack on Single-Sex College Social Organizations," 4Yale Law & Policy Review 426 (1986).
- ^ Pres. Nom. 973, 107th Cong. (2001).
- ^ Pres. Nom. 343, 108th Cong. (2003).
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Steven M. Colloton, of Iowa, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit)".
- ^ Steven Colloton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Transition in Chief Judgeship" (Press release). United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. March 11, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Flegenheimer, Matt (18 May 2016). "Donald Trump's Docket: A Look at His Supreme Court Wish List". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Singh, Tejinder (11 January 2017). "Potential nominee profile: Steven Colloton". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Note, Recent Case: Eighth Circuit Holds that Generic Burglary Requires Intent at First Moment of Trespass, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 642 (2017).
- ^ United States v. McArthur, 850 F.3d 925 (8th Cir. 2017).
External links
- Steven Colloton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.