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Leonard Strand's Biography

Full Name:

Leonard Terry Strand

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1965

Birth Place:

Sioux City, IA

JD, University of Iowa School of Law, 1987-1990

BA, University of Iowa, 1983-1987

No political experience information on file.

Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 2017-present

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 2016-2017

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, February 11, 2016

Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 2012-2016

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, July 21, 2015

Law Clerk Intern/Associate/Partner, Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman Public Limited Company, 1988,1989, 1990-2012

Law Clerk Intern, Vinson and Elkins Limited Liability Partnership, 1989

Customer Service Representative, Sears, 1987

Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2014-present

Member, Norm Waitt Senior YMCA, 2013-present

President/Member, Board of Directors, Northern District of Iowa Branch, Historical Society of the United State Courts in the Eighth Circuit, 2008-present

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court

Member, International Association of Defense Counsel

Member, Iowa Defense Counsel Association

Member, Iowa State Bar Association

Member, Linn County Bar Association

Member, Woodbury County Bar Association

Member, Blessed Theresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 2013-2014

Member/Parish Council Member/CapitaL Campaign Committee Member, All Saints Catholic Church, 1993-2013

Member, Board of Directors, Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, 2005-2011

Member/Member, Board of Directors, Cedar Rapids YMCA, 2002-2011

Member, Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1996-2011

Hospice Advisory Board Member, Mercy Medical Center, 2006-2010

Member, Board of Directors, Witwer Center, 1992-1998, 2000-2008

President/Member, Board of Directors, Linn County Historical Society, 1999-2004

Member, Elmcrest Country Club, 2000-2002

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