1. Steven Michael Colloton was born on January 9,1963 and is the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
13 Facts About Steven Colloton
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Steven Colloton has served as judge of the court since 2003 and became chief judge in March 2024.
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Steven Colloton is the son of John W Colloton, best known for his service as director and CEO for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 1971 to 1993.
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At Princeton, Steven Colloton was a member of the Ivy Club, then an all-male eating club.
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Steven Colloton was an articles editor of the Yale Law Journal.
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Steven Colloton was a law clerk for Judge Laurence Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1988 to 1989 and for Chief Justice William Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court from 1989 to 1990.
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Steven Colloton served as a special assistant to the attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel within the United States Justice Department from 1990 to 1991.
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Steven Colloton was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa in Cedar Rapids from 1991 to 1999.
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Steven Colloton was a partner at Belin McCormick, a law firm in Des Moines, from 1999 to 2001 and served as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Iowa College of Law in 2000.
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In 2000, Colloton worked for George W Bush's presidential campaign in Iowa.
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Steven Colloton's nomination was supported by both Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin.
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Steven Colloton was on President Donald Trump's list of potential Supreme Court candidates.
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In February 2017, Steven Colloton vacated the enhanced sentences imposed upon members of the Native Mob, finding that Minnesota's definition of burglary was not a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act.