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Ronald Earl Longstaff

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Senior status. Born 1941.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
Jul 24, 1991
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Oct 31, 1991
Commissioned
Nov 5, 1991
Senior status
Nov 5, 2006

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 1968-1991

Education

  • B.A., Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University), 1962
  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law, 1965

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Roy L. Stephenson, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1965-1967
  • Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa, 1967-1968
  • Clerk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, 1968-1976
  • Adjunct professor, Drake Law School, 1973-1976

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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