Steven M. Colloton
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 12, 2003
- Senate vote
- 94 to 1
- Confirmed
- Sep 4, 2003
- Commissioned
- Sep 10, 2003
Education
- A.B., Princeton University, 1985
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1988
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1988-1989
- Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1989-1990
- Special assistant to the assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1991
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 1991-1999
- Associate independent counsel, Whitewater investigation, 1995-1996
- Private practice, Iowa, 1999-2001
- Adjunct lecturer, University of Iowa College of Law, 2000
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 2001-2003
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2024-present
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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