John Alfred Jarvey

Personal

Birthday: 
1956
Birthplace: 
Minneapolis, MN
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Donald E. O`Brien, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1981-1983
Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, June 28, 2006; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
University of Akron
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1978
Name of School - Second: 

Drake University Law School

Drake Law School prepares outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, serve as leaders in their communities and the legal profession, and respond to the call of public service. We are a welcoming and inclusive community distinguished by an accessible faculty and staff and a collegial student body. We provide an exceptional learning environment that integrates legal theory and the development of professional skills; promotes critical thinking and effective problem solving; examines international perspectives; and instills the ideals of ethics and professionalism.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1981

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
Court Name: 

Iowa Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
3/14/2007
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, 1987-2007