Roger Leland Wollman
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1934.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jun 25, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 19, 1985
- Commissioned
- Jul 22, 1985
- Senior status
- Dec 14, 2018
Education
- B.A., Tabor College, 1957
- J.D., University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law), 1962
- LL.M., Harvard Law School, 1964
Career
- U.S. Army, 1957-1959
- Law clerk, Hon. George T. Mickelson, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, 1962-1963
- Private practice, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1964-1971
- State's attorney, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1967-1971
- Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court, 1971-1985
- chief justice, 1978-1982
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1999-2002
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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