Roy Laverne Stephenson

Roy Laverne Stephenson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
April 1, 1982 – November 5, 1982
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
June 22, 1971 – April 1, 1982
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byMartin Donald Van Oosterhout
Succeeded byGeorge Gardner Fagg
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In office
1961–1971
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byWilliam Cook Hanson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
In office
May 31, 1960 – July 6, 1971
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byEdwin Richley Hicklin
Succeeded byWilliam Corwin Stuart
Personal details
Born
Roy Laverne Stephenson

(1917-03-14)March 14, 1917
Spirit Lake, Iowa
DiedNovember 5, 1982(1982-11-05) (aged 65)
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
University of Iowa College of Law (JD)

Roy Laverne Stephenson (March 14, 1917 – November 5, 1982) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.