Robert W. Pratt

Robert W. Pratt
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Assumed office
July 1, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In office
2006–2011
Preceded by Ronald Earl Longstaff
Succeeded by James E. Gritzner
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In office
May 27, 1997 – July 1, 2012
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Harold Duane Vietor
Succeeded by Stephanie Marie Rose
Personal details
Born Robert W. Pratt
1947 (age 70–71)
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Education Iowa Lakes Community College (A.A.)
Loras College (B.A.)
Creighton University School of Law (J.D.)

Robert W. Pratt (born 1947) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Education and career

Born in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Pratt received an Associate of Arts degree from Iowa Lakes Community College in 1967, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loras College in 1969, and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 1972.[1] He was a Staff attorney of Polk County Legal Aid Society from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in Des Moines, Iowa from 1975 to 1997.

Federal judicial service

On January 7, 1997, Pratt was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by Harold Duane Vietor. Pratt was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23, 1997, and received his commission on May 27, 1997. He served as chief judge from 2006 to 2011. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Pratt, Robert W. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Harold Duane Vietor		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
1997–2012		 Succeeded by
Stephanie Marie Rose
Preceded by
Ronald Earl Longstaff		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
2006–2011		 Succeeded by
James E. Gritzner
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