Leonard Terry Strand

Leonard Strand
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Assumed office
February 12, 2016
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Mark Bennett
United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
In office
June 7, 2012  February 12, 2016
Personal details
Born (1965-07-14) July 14, 1965
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Education West High School
Alma mater University of Iowa

Leonard Terry Strand (born July 14, 1965) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa and a former United States Magistrate Judge of the same court.

Biography

Strand was born on July 14, 1965[1] and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated from West High School.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1987 from the University of Iowa. He received a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, in 1990 from the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating first in his class.[2] He joined the law firm of Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as an associate in 1990 and was made partner in 1996, serving with that firm until 2012. During his service with the firm, he specialized in commercial litigation and employment law and served on the firm's management committee. From June 7, 2012 to February 12, 2016, he served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Iowa.[3]

Federal judicial service

On July 21, 2015, President Obama, at the recommendation of Senator Chuck Grassley,[4] nominated Strand to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, to the seat vacated by Judge Mark W. Bennett, who took senior status on June 4, 2015.[5] He received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on October 21, 2015.[6] On November 5, 2015 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[7] On February 11 the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 93-0.[8] He received his commission on February 12, 2016. Strand's official investiture occurred on April 21, 2016.[9]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Mark Bennett
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
2016–present
Incumbent


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