David R. Hansen
{{Short description|American judge (born 1938)}}
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| name = David Rasmussen Hansen
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| caption = Hansen's N.D. Iowa court portrait
| office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
| term_start = April 1, 2003
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| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
| term_start1 = February 1, 2002
| term_end1 = April 1, 2003
| predecessor1 = Roger Leland Wollman
| successor1 = James B. Loken
| office2 = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
| term_start2 = November 18, 1991
| term_end2 = April 1, 2003
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| appointer2 = George H. W. Bush
| predecessor2 = Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089
| successor2 = Steven Colloton
| office3 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
| term_start3 = March 4, 1986
| term_end3 = November 18, 1991
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| appointer3 = Ronald Reagan
| predecessor3 = Edward Joseph McManus
| successor3 = Michael Joseph Melloy
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| birth_name = David Rasmussen Hansen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|03|16}}
| birth_place = Exira, Iowa, U.S.
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| education = Northwest Missouri State University (BA)
George Washington University (JD)
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David Rasmussen Hansen (born March 16, 1938) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Early life, education
Born in Exira, Iowa,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z41DAQAAIAAJ&q=%22hansen,+David+Rasmussen%22+1938|title=Who's Who in American Law|date=1 November 1977|publisher=Marquis Who's Who, LLC|isbn=9780837935010|via=Google Books}} Hansen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 1960, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1963.{{cite book |date=1991 |title=Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on Confirmation Hearings on Appointments to the Federal Judiciary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XrP26H-TDlIC&pg=PA223 |page=223 |volume=4 |issue=6 |publisher=United States Government Publishing Office |isbn=0-16-038621-7 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}
Career
He was in private practice in Atlantic, Iowa, from 1963 to 1964. He attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps from 1964 until 1968. He was in private practice in Iowa Falls, Iowa, from 1968 to 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/hansen-david-rasmussen|title=Hansen, David Rasmussen - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}
Judicial career
He was a judge on the police court, Iowa Falls, from 1969 to 1973, and was a partner in Win-Gin Farms, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, from 1971 to the present. He was chairman, Hardin County Republican central committee, from 1975 to 1976. He was a judge on the 2nd judicial district, Iowa district court, from 1976 to 1986.
Hansen was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan, on February 3, 1986, to a seat vacated by Edward Joseph McManus. He was confirmed by the United States Senate, on March 3, 1986, and received his commission on March 4, 1986. Hansen served in that capacity until November 18, 1991, when he was elevated to the court of appeals.
=Nomination to the Eighth Circuit=
Hansen is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush, on July 30, 1991, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089. He was confirmed by the United States Senate, on November 15, 1991, and received his commission on November 18, 1991. He served as Chief Judge, from 2002 to 2003. He assumed senior status on April 1, 2003.
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Category:George Washington University Law School alumni
Category:Iowa state court judges
Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Category:Northwest Missouri State University alumni
Category:People from Audubon County, Iowa
Category:United States Army officers
Category:United States court of appeals judges appointed by George H. W. Bush
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan