John Alfred Jarvey is a United States federal judge

United States federal judge

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Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, Jarvey received a B.S.

Bachelor of Science

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 from the University of Akron

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 in 1978 and a J.D.

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 from Drake University Law School

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 in 1981. He was a law clerk

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 to the Hon. Donald E. O'Brien, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa from 1981 to 1983. He was a trial attorney of the Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice from 1983 to 1987.

Jarvey was a United States Magistrate Judge

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 in the Northern District of Iowa from 1987 to 2007. On January 9, 2007, Jarvey was nominated by President George W. Bush

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 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

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 vacated by Ronald E. Longstaff. Jarvey was confirmed by the United States Senate

United States Senate

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 on March 8, 2007, and received his commission on March 14, 2007.

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