Charles Wolle

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Charles Wolle
Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Title:   Senior Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Ronald Reagan
Active:   8/6/1987 - 10/16/2001
Chief:   1992 - 2001
Senior:   10/16/2001 - Current
Preceded by:   William Stuart
Personal History
Born:   1935
Home State:   Sioux City, IA
Bachelors:   Harvard College, A.B., 1959
Law School:   U. of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1961
Military service:   U.S. Army 1961 - 1967

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Charles Wolle is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Wolle is a judge serving on senior status.[1] He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan.

Early life and education

Wolle graduated from Harvard College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1959 and from the University of Iowa College of Law with his juris doctorate degree in 1961. Wolle served and enlisted in the US Army Reserve as a Sergeant from 1961 to 1967 in the height of the Vietnam Conflict[1].

Legal career

After law school, Wolle started out as a Private practice attorney in Iowa from 1961 to 1980. In 1981, Wolle was appointed by the Iowa Judicial Nominating and Qualifications Commission as a Judge in the Iowa Third District Circuit Court from 1981 to 1983 before being appointed by the Iowa Judicial Nominating and Qualifications Commission as a Justice in the Iowa Supreme Court from 1983 to 1987. Wolle has served as a faculty member at the National Judicial College in Reno, NV from 1983 to presentref name="bio" />.

Federal judicial career

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, Wolle was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987 to a seat vacated by William Stuart as Stuart went on senior status. Wolle was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 1987 and received commission on August 6, 1987. Wolle served as chief judge of the Southern District of Iowa from 1992 to 2001 before assuming senior status on October 16, 2001[1].

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FJC.gov" Judge Wolle's biography, June 2, 2009
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