Colloton, Steven M. Born 1963 in Iowa City, IA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Nominated by George W. Bush on February 12, 2003, to a seat vacated by David R. Hansen. Confirmed by the Senate on September 4, 2003, and received commission on September 10, 2003. Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1985 Yale Law School, J.D., 1988 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1988-1989 Law clerk, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1989-1990 Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1991 Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 1991-1999 Associate independent counsel, Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, 1995-1996 Private practice, Iowa, 1999-2001 Adjunct lecturer, University of Iowa College of Law, 2000 U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 2001-2003