Ann D. Montgomery (born May 9, 1949) is a

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United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Education and career

Born in Litchfield, Minnesota, Montgomery received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas in 1971 and a

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from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1974. She was a

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and Hubert Pair, both of the

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from 1974 to 1975. She was an

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of the District of Minnesota from 1976 to 1983. She was a judge on the Hennepin County Municipal Court, Minnesota from 1983 to 1985, and of the county's District Court in Minneapolis from 1985 to 1994.

Federal judicial service

United States magistrate judge service

Montgomery became a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in 1994.

United States district court service

On November 27, 1995, Montgomery was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota vacated by

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. Montgomery was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 2, 1996, and received her commission on August 6, 1996. She assumed senior status on May 31, 2016.

Sources

* ; {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Ann D. 1949 births Living people Assistant United States Attorneys Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Minnesota state court judges People from Litchfield, Minnesota United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton United States magistrate judges University of Kansas alumni University of Minnesota Law School alumni 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges 20th-century American women judges 21st-century American women judges