David R. Hansen
David Rasmussen Hansen is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States [Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit] and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Early life, education
Born in Exira, Iowa, Hansen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 1960, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and a Juris Doctor from George [Washington University Law School] in 1963.Career
He was in private practice in Atlantic, Iowa, from 1963 to 1964. He attended The [Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School|The JAG School] at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps from 1964 until 1968. He was in private practice in Iowa Falls, Iowa, from 1968 to 1976.Judicial career
He was a judge on the police court, Iowa Falls, from 1969 to 1973, and was a partner in Win-Gin Farms, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, from 1971 to the present. He was chairman, Hardin County Republican central committee, from 1975 to 1976. He was a judge on the 2nd judicial district, Iowa district court, from 1976 to 1986.Hansen was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan, on February 3, 1986, to a seat vacated by Edward Joseph McManus. He was confirmed by the United States Senate, on March 3, 1986, and received his commission on March 4, 1986. Hansen served in that capacity until November 18, 1991, when he was elevated to the court of appeals.