Charles Joseph Williams
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 15, 2018
- Senate vote
- 79 to 12
- Confirmed
- Sep 6, 2018
- Commissioned
- Sep 10, 2018
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2016-2018
Education
- B.A., University of Iowa, 1985
- J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1988
- LL.M., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1997
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Donald E. O'Brien, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 1988-1990
- Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1992
- Special assistant U.S. attorney (on detail), Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-1992
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1992-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 1997-2016
- Adjunct professor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2001-
- Instructor, North Iowa Area Community College, 2008-2010
- Adjunct professor, University of South Dakota Law School, 2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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