Charles B. Kornmann

Charles B. Kornmann
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
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 (age 7879)
Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma mater College of St. Thomas
Georgetown University Law Center

Charles B. Kornmann (born 1937) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

Biography

Born in Watertown, South Dakota, Kornmann received a B.A. from College of St. Thomas in 1959 and an LL.B. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1962. He was in the United States Army from 1962 to 1963, and was also 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.

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.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Bailey Jones
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
1995–2008
Succeeded by
Roberto Lange
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