Daniel L. Hovland
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Hovland is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. Hovland was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 26, 2002, to a seat vacated by Patrick A. 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 2002-2009.
Born in Moorhead, Minnesota, Hovland received a B.A. from Concordia College in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1979. He was a law clerk, Hon. Ralph J. Erickstad, 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, Office of Administrative Hearings, North Dakota from 1994 to 2002.
Sources
- Daniel L. Hovland at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota 2002–present |
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- People from Moorhead, Minnesota
- Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) alumni
- University of North Dakota alumni
- North Dakota state court judges