Daniel L. Hovland

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Daniel Lee Hovland (born November 10, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.

Daniel Lee Hovland
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
Assumed office
November 10, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
In office
November 1, 2016 – November 10, 2019
Preceded byRalph R. Erickson
Succeeded byPeter D. Welte
In office
2002 – November 1, 2009
Preceded byRodney Scott Webb
Succeeded byRalph R. Erickson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
In office
November 26, 2002 – November 10, 2019
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPatrick Anthony Conmy
Succeeded byDaniel M. Traynor
Personal details
Born
Daniel Lee Hovland

(1954-11-10) November 10, 1954 (age 69)
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationConcordia College (BA)
University of North Dakota (JD)

Education and career

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Hovland was born in Moorhead, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1979. He was a law clerk to Judge Ralph J. Erickstad of the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1979 to 1980. He was an assistant attorney general of Office of the Attorney General for the State of North Dakota from 1980 to 1983. He was in private practice in Bismarck, North Dakota, from 1983 to 2002. He was a Commissioner, Bismarck Park & Recreation District, North Dakota from 1992 to 2002. He was an administrative law judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings of North Dakota from 1994 to 2002.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Hovland was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 26, 2002, to a seat vacated by Judge Patrick Anthony Conmy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on November 26, 2002. He served as chief judge from 2002 through 2009 and reassumed that role on November 1, 2016, until assuming senior status on November 10, 2019.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Daniel L. Hovland at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Press Release: Daniel Hovland assumed Chief Judge position on 11/1/2016, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, November 1, 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 14, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
2002–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
2002–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
2016–2019
Succeeded by