John Alfred Jarvey

John Alfred Jarvey (born 1956) is the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jarvey received a B.S. from the University of Akron in 1978 and a J.D. from Drake University Law School in 1981. He was a law clerk 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 in the Northern District of Iowa from 1987 to 2007. On January 9, 2007, Jarvey was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by Ronald E. Longstaff. Jarvey was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 2007, and received his commission on March 14, 2007. He became Chief Judge on March 1, 2015.

Sources

• John Alfred Jarvey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by James E. Gritzner	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 2015–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Ronald Earl Longstaff	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 2007–present