David Rasmussen Hansen at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 18, 1991–present
David Rasmussen Hansen
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Iowa District Court, Second Judicial District, 1976-1986
- Chairman, Hardin County Iowa Republican Central Committee, 1975-1976
- Partner, Win-Gin Farms, Iowa Falls, IA, 1971-present
- Judge, Iowa Falls Iowa Police Court, 1969-1973
- Private practice, Iowa Falls, IA, 1968-1976
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1964-1968
- Private practice, Atlantic, IA, 1963-1964
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Iowa, 1986-1991
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1991-2003
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
- Northwest Missouri State University · B.A., 1960
- George Washington University · J.D., 1963
Personal record
Born 1938 · Exira, IA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
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
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381806CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1361/david-rasmussen-hansen/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure