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Locher, Stephen Henley
Born 1978 in Mason City, IA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 25, 2022, to a seat vacated by John Alfred Jarvey. Confirmed by the Senate on July 14, 2022, and received commission on July 18, 2022.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 2021-2022
Education:
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 2000
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on April 25, 2022, to a seat vacated by John Alfred Jarvey. Confirmed by the Senate on July 14, 2022, and received commission on July 18, 2022.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 2021-2022
Education:
University of Notre Dame, B.A., 2000
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2003
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. John R. Gibson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2003-2004
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2008
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Iowa, 2008-2013
Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa, 2013-2021