Leonard Terry Strand

Leonard Terry Strand (born July 14, 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Education

Strand was born on July 14, 1965, raised in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated from West High School as valedictorian. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with high distinction and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1987 from the University of Iowa.

On July 21, 2015, President Barack Obama, at the recommendation of Senator Chuck Grassley, nominated Strand to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, to the seat vacated by Judge Mark W. Bennett, who assumed senior status on June 4, 2015. He received a hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on October 21, 2015. On November 5, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On February 11, 2016, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 93–0 vote. He received his commission on February 12, 2016. He served as the chief judge from February 12, 2017 to February 12, 2024.