Dana L. Christensen
| Dana Lewis Christensen | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
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Assumed office March 19, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Richard F. Cebull |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
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Assumed office December 6, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Donald W. Molloy |
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Dana Lewis Christensen March 23, 1951 New York City, New York |
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Stanford University B.A. University of Montana School of Law J.D. |
Dana Lewis Christensen (born May 23, 1951) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
Born in New York City, Christensen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor in 1976 from the University of Montana School of Law.
Christensen has worked in private practice at various firms in Montana since 1977. He has been a civil litigator and a named partner at a firm in Kalispell, Montana since 1996. Among other things, he worked in the area of insurance defense.
On May 4, 2011, President Obama nominated Christensen to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana that was vacated by Judge Donald W. Molloy, who assumed senior status in August 2011. Christensen's nomination was reported from the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 6, 2011. The Senate confirmed his nomination on December 5, 2011 by voice vote. He received his commission on December 6, 2011. He became Chief Judge on March 19, 2013.
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