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Jonathan Allen Kobes

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018

Jonathan Allen Kobes, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Senate voted 50–50 on the nomination on Dec 11, 2018 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
    115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed    50–50 · Dec 11, 2018

Education

  • Dordt CollegeB.A., 1996
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2000

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Roger L. Wollman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2000-2001; Honors attorney, Central Intelligence Agency, 2002-2003; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 2003-2005; Private practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2005-2008; Counsel, advisor, and senior counsel, POET, LLC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2008-2012; Senior regulatory counsel, DuPont Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa, 2012-2013; Director of corporate compliance, Raven Industries, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2013-2014; Office of U.S. Sen. M. Michael Rounds, South Dakota, 2014-2018; deputy director, transition, 2014-2015; political fund designee, 2014-2016; deputy chief of staff and counsel, 2015-2016, ethics certification officer, 2014-2018, general counsel, 2016-2018

Biography

Jonathan Allen Kobes (born August 25, 1974) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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