Jonathan Allen Kobes
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jun 11, 2018
- Senate vote
- 51 to 50
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2018
- Commissioned
- Dec 12, 2018
Education
- B.A., Dordt College, 1996
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2000
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Roger L. Wollman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2000-2001
- Honors attorney, Central Intelligence Agency, 2002-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 2003-2005
- Private practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2005-2008
- Counsel, advisor, and senior counsel, POET, LLC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2008-2012
- Senior regulatory counsel, DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa, 2012-2013
- Director of corporate compliance, Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2013-2014
- Office of U.S. Sen. M. Michael Rounds, South Dakota, 2014-2018
- deputy director, transition, 2014-2015
- political fund designee, 2014-2016
- deputy chief of staff and counsel, 2015-2016, ethics certification officer, 2014-2018, general counsel, 2016-2018
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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