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Roy Laverne Stephenson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960–1971

Roy Laverne Stephenson , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Roy Laverne Stephenson (March 14, 1917 – November 5, 1982) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Education

  • University of IowaB.A., 1938
  • University of Iowa College of LawJ.D., 1940

Career

U.S. Army Reserve second lieutenant, 1938-1941; Private practice, Mapleton, Iowa, 1940-1941; U.S. Army captain, 1941-1946; Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa, 1946-1953; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1953-1960

Biography

Roy Laverne Stephenson (March 14, 1917 – November 5, 1982) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

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