- Steven Colloton
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office =United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit judge
term_start =September 10 ,2003
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nominator =George W. Bush
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predecessor =David R. Hansen
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footnotes =Steven M. Colloton (born in
January 9 ,1963 inIowa City ,Iowa ) is a federal judge who has served on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2003.Family
Colloton is the son of
John W. Colloton , best known for his service as Director and CEO for theUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 1971 to 1993. Colloton is also the brother of Ann Colloton, an All American athlete who swam for the University of Michigan swim team (1987-1990). Both Steven and Ann attended public high school inIowa City, Iowa at West High School.Education and legal training
Colloton earned his A.B. from
Princeton University in 1985 and his law degree fromYale Law School in 1988. He clerked for JudgeLaurence H. Silberman of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1988 to 1989. He was then a law clerk forUnited States Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist from 1989 to 1990.Professional career
Colloton served as a special assistant to the attorney general in the
Office of Legal Counsel within theU.S. Justice Department from 1990 to 1991. He was an assistantU.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa from 1991 to 1999. From 1995 to 1996 he was an associate independent counsel in the Office of Independent CounselKenneth Starr . He was in private practice in Iowa from 1999 to 2001 and served as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Iowa College of Law in 2000. AfterGeorge W. Bush 's election in 2000, Colloton was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and served until 2003.Federal judicial service
Colloton was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President
George W. Bush onFebruary 12 ,2003 , to a seat vacated byDavid R. Hansen . He was confirmed nearly seven months later by a vote of [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00327 94-1] by the Senate onSeptember 4 ,2003 , and received his commission onSeptember 10 ,2003 .See also
List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States External links
* [http://air.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=3024 Federal Judicial Center Profile]
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