David Stras President Trump nominated David Stras to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on May 8, 2017. Career . Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas, 19951 . Juris Doctorate, University of Kansas School of Law, 19992 . Masters of Business Administration, University of Kansas School of Business, 19993 . Clerk, Judge Melvin Brunetti, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999-20004 . Clerk, Judge Michael Luttig, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000-20015 . Associate, Sidley Austin, 2001-20026 . Clerk, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court, 2002-20037 . Hugo Black faculty fellow, University of Alabama School of Law, 2003-20048 . Visiting professor, Washington University School of Law, 20089 . Counsel, Faegre Baker Daniels, 2009-201010 . Associate professor, adjunct professor, University of Minnesota Law School, 2004- 201111 . Visiting professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 201212 . Adjunct professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 201313 . Adjunct faculty member, University of Iowa College of Law, 2014-present14 . Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court, 2010-present15 Record on Choice-Related Issues Notable Information . Stras has criticized the politicization of the judicial appointment and confirmation process. In part, he blames the Supreme Court’s own jurisprudence for this shift. In an article, he wrote: “…the Court’s own ventures into contentious areas of social policy – such as school integration, abortion, and homosexual rights – have raised the stakes of confirmation battles even higher.16 . Stras has been supported by several anti-choice former members of Congress, including Sen. Norm Coleman, Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, and Rep. Mark Kennedy.17 . Stras is included on President Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees; Trump threatened repeatedly to use such appointments as opportunities to nominate individuals who will overturn Roe v. Wade. Presumably, those on this list, including Stras, passed this unprecedented litmus test. Stras is listed as an “expert” by the conservative Federalist Society.18 Notes 1 David Ryan Stras, Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees, United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid. 4 Ibid. 5 Ibid. 6 Ibid. 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid. 11 Ibid. 12 Ibid. 13 Ibid. 14 Ibid. 15 Ibid. 16 David R. Stras, Understanding the New Politics of Judicial Appointments, 86 Tex. L. Rev. 1033 (2008). 17 Will Cash Follow Coleman’s Supreme Court Endorsement, MN Political Roundtable, Jul. 20, 2012, available at http://mnpoliticalroundtable.com/2012/07/20/will-cash-follow-colemans-supreme-court- endorsement/. 18 Experts, Hon. David Stras, The Federalist Society, available at http://www.fed- soc.org/experts/detail/david-stras (last visited Jun. 28, 2017). 2 .