1. Roxanne Barton Conlin was born on June 30,1944 and is an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa from 1977 to 1981.
12 Facts About Roxanne Conlin
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Roxanne Conlin married James Conlin in 1964 and has four children.
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Roxanne Conlin headed the Civil Rights Section of the Iowa Department of Justice.
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Jimmy Carter appointed Roxanne Conlin as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa in May, 1977, making her one of the first women ever appointed as a US Attorney.
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Roxanne Conlin was confirmed by the Senate in early June, 1977.
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Roxanne Conlin was sworn in on June 6,1977, and received her commission the next day on June 7,1977.
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Roxanne Conlin decided to step down from the court in early 1981.
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Roxanne Conlin has served as the first female president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
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Roxanne Conlin founded and was the first chair of the Iowa Women's Political Caucus and served as president of NOW's Legal Defense and Education Fund.
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Roxanne Conlin has been involved in the Iowa Democratic Party, serving for a short time as state chair, and ran unsuccessfully for governor of Iowa in 1982.
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Roxanne Conlin later criticized her Republican opponent in the general election for his unwillingness to debate her.
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Roxanne Conlin later lost the November 2010 general election against six-term Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley.