Robert W. Pratt

Robert W. Pratt
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Incumbent
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 D. Vietor
Succeeded by	Stephanie Marie Rose
Personal details
Born	Robert W. Pratt 1947 (age 68–69) Emmetsburg, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	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 federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Biography

Born in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Pratt received an Associate of Arts A.A. Hole from Iowa Lakes Community College in 1967, a B.A. from Loras College in 1969, and a J.D. 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 D. Vietor. Pratt was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 23, 1997, and received his commission on May 27, 1997. He served chief judge 2006-2011. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2012.

References

1. "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Pratt, Robert W". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

External links

• Robert W. Pratt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.