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Martin Donald Van Oosterhout

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Martin Donald Van Oosterhout
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
July 6, 1971 – January 28, 1979
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
1968–1970
Preceded byCharles Joseph Vogel
Succeeded byMarion Charles Matthes
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
August 26, 1954 – July 6, 1971
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeth Thomas
Succeeded byRoy Laverne Stephenson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 81st district
In office
January 9, 1939 – January 10, 1943
Preceded byAlbert Beltman
Succeeded byAnthony Te Paske
Personal details
Born
Martin Donald Van Oosterhout

(1900-10-10)October 10, 1900
Orange City, Iowa
DiedJanuary 28, 1979(1979-01-28) (aged 78)
Political partyRepublican
Children1
Parents
  • Peter (father)
  • Sarah (mother)
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
University of Iowa College of Law (JD)

Martin Donald Van Oosterhout (October 10, 1900 – January 28, 1979) was a legislator and state court judge in northwestern Iowa, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Education and career

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Born in Orange City, Iowa, Van Oosterhout received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1922, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1924. He was in private practice in Orange City from 1924 to 1933. In the last four of those years (from 1929 to 1933) he also served as a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives.[1] He was a Judge of the 21st Judicial District of Iowa from 1933 to 1954.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On August 16, 1954, Van Oosterhout was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated when a fellow Iowan, Judge Seth Thomas, assumed senior status. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 20, 1954, and received his commission on August 26, 1954. He served as Chief Judge and member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1968 to 1970. He assumed senior status on July 6, 1971. He was a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1972 to 1977. He served in senior status until his death on January 28, 1979.[2]

Personal life

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Van Oosterhout's parents were Peter and Sarah. He was married to Ethel Greenway, with whom he had one son, Peter Denne.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Martin D. Van Oosterhout". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Martin Donald Van Oosterhout at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1954–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1968–1970
Succeeded by