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David Ryan Stras
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography
Professional career
- legis, 2009-2009
- Practitioner, 2009-2009
- Adjunct faculty member, University of Iowa College of Law, 2014-present
- Adjunct professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2013-present
- Visiting professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2012-present
- Adjunct professor, 2011-present
- Associate justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 2010-2018
- Private practice, Minneapolis, MN, 2009-2010
- Vance K. Opperman research scholar, 2009-2010
- Visiting professor of law, Washington University School of Law, 2008-present
- Associate professor of political science (through affiliation), 2008-2010
- Co-director, Institute for Law and Politics, 2007-2010
- Associate professor of law, 2004-2010
- University of Minnesota Law School, 2004-2011
- Hugo Black faculty fellow, University of Alabama School of Law, 2003-2004
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2002
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1999-2000
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2000-2001
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 2002-2003
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2018-present
- Judge, Supreme Court of Minnesota, 2010-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
- University of Kansas · B.A., 1995
- University of Kansas · M.B.A., 1999
- University of Kansas · J.D., 1999
- Wichita Southeast High School
- University of Kansas
- University of Kansas School of Law
Personal record
Born 1974 · Wichita, KS
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
Courtwide
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 3, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗