Donovan W. Frank

Donovan W. Frank
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
October 22, 1998
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by David S. Doty
Personal details
Born 1951 (age 6465)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater Luther College
Hamline University School of Law

Donovan W. Frank (born 1951) is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Frank was born in Rochester, Minnesota. He received a B.A. from Luther College in 1973 and his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 1977. Frank began his legal career as an assistant county attorney in St. Louis County, Minnesota. In 1985, he was appointed a state district court judge in Minnesota's Sixth Judicial District. Frank served as an assistant chief judge of that court from 1988 to 1991. He was Chief Judge from 1991 to 1996.

On May 21, 1998, President Bill Clinton nominated Frank to the seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by David S. Doty. He was confirmed on October 21, 1998 and later received his commission on October 22, 1998.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
David S. Doty
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
1998–present
Incumbent
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