Daniel Lee Hovland (born November 10, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.

Daniel L. Hovland
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
Born 1954 in Moorhead, MN
FJC ID: 2966
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Bismarck, North Dakota1983–2002
- Bismarck [North Dakota] Park and Recreation DistrictCommissioner · 1992–2002
- Office of Administrative Hearings, State of North DakotaAdministrative law judge · 1994–2002
State of North DakotaAssistant attorney general · 1980–1983- North Dakota Supreme CourtLaw clerk , Hon. Ralph J. Erickstad · 1979–1980
Appointments
2002–2019 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
- University of North Dakota School of LawJ.D. · 1979
- Concordia CollegeB.A. · 1976