Roy Stephenson
| Roy Stephenson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard M. Nixon |
| Active: | 6/22/1971 - 4/1/1982 |
| Chief: | 4/1/1982 - 11/5/1982 |
| Preceded by: | Martin Donald Van Oosterhout |
| Past post: | Southern District of Iowa |
| Past chief: | 1961 - 1971 |
| Past term: | 5/31/1960 - 7/6/1971 |
| Past position: | Seat #2 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | March 14, 1917 |
| Home State: | Spirit Lake, IA |
| Deceased: | November 5, 1982 |
| Bachelors: | State U. of Iowa, B.A., 1938 |
| Law School: | State U. of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1940 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1938 - 1946 |
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Roy Laverne Stephenson (1917-1982) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Early life and education
- State University of Iowa, B.A., 1938
- State University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1940[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Reserve, Second Lieutenant, 1938-1941
- Private practice, Mapleton, Iowa, 1940-1941
- U.S. Army Captain, 1941-1946
- Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa, 1946-1953
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1953-1960[1]
Judicial career
Eighth Circuit
Stephenson was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President Richard Nixon on June 1, 1971, to a seat vacated by Martin Van Oosterhout; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1971, and received commission on June 22. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1982, and died shortly thereafter, on November 5, 1982.[1]
Southern District of Iowa
Stephenson was nominated to the Southern District of Iowa by President Richard Nixon on May 16, 1960, to a seat vacated by Edwin Hicklin; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 26, 1960, and received commission on May 31. He served as chief judge from 1961 until he was advanced to the Eighth Circuit on July 6, 1971.[1] Stephenson was succeeded in this position by William Stuart.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roy Stephenson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edwin Hicklin |
Southern District of Iowa 1960–1971 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: William Stuart |
| Preceded by: Martin Van Oosterhout |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1971–1982 |
Succeeded by: George Fagg |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Robert Pratt • Charles Wolle • Ronald Longstaff • Harold Vietor • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Thomas Shields • Celeste Bremer • Ross Walters • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James M. Love • John Simson Woolson • Smith McPherson • Martin Joseph Wade • Charles Almon Dewey • William Stuart • William Hanson • Edwin Hicklin • Roy Stephenson • Carroll Switzer • William F. Riley • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Pratt • Charles Wolle • Ronald Longstaff • William Stuart • Harold Vietor • William Hanson • Roy Stephenson • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
- Southern District of Iowa, Seat 2
- Former federal judge, Eighth Circuit
- Former federal judge, Southern District of Iowa
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Dwight Eisenhower
- Confirmed 1960
- Former chief judge, Southern District of Iowa
- Appointed by Richard Nixon
- Confirmed 1971
- U. of Iowa Alumni
- U. of Iowa Law Alumni
- Army veteran
