| Charles B. Kornmann | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 31, 2008 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| In office March 24, 1995 – July 31, 2008 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Bailey Jones |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Lange |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1937-09-14) September 14, 1937 (age 87) Watertown, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | College of St. Thomas (BA) Georgetown University (LLB) |
Charles Bruno Kornmann (born September 14, 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Early life, education, and career
Born in Watertown, South Dakota. Kornmann graduated from Castlewood High School in Castlewood, South Dakota. Kornmann then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from College of St. Thomas in 1959 and a Bachelor of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1962.
He was in the South Dakota National Guard from 1963 to 1972 and the United States Army from 1968 to 1972. He became a captain. He was a Legislative assistant to U.S. Senator George McGovern in 1963. Kornmann was an Executive secretary of South Dakota Democratic Party from 1963 to 1965.
He was in private practice in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1965 to 1995, also working as an assistant city attorney for the City of Aberdeen from 1970 to 1986.
Federal judicial service
On January 23, 1995, Kornmann was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota vacated by John Bailey Jones. Kornmann was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 24, 1995, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on July 31, 2008.
References
- Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (1996). Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 343.
- Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 8, 27; March 28; May 4; June 6 and 27, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1996. p. 343.
Sources
- Charles B. Kornmann at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded byJohn Bailey Jones | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 1995–2008 |
Succeeded byRoberto Lange |
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
- United States Army officers
- People from Watertown, South Dakota
- University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni
- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- People from Aberdeen, South Dakota
- South Dakota Democrats
- 20th-century American judges
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