David Ryan Stras (born July 4, 1974) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He was a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2010 to 2018 and a law professor at the University of Minnesota Law School from 2004 to 2010.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Adjunct faculty member · 2014–present- Minnesota Supreme CourtAssociate justice · 2010–2018
- Indiana University Maurer School of LawAdjunct professor · 2013
Visiting professor · 2012- University of Minnesota Law School2004–2011
- ↳Associate professor of law · 2004–2010
- ↳Co-director, Institute for Law and Politics · 2007–2010
- ↳Associate professor of political science (through affiliation) · 2008–2010
- ↳Vance K. Opperman Research Scholar · 2009–2010
- ↳Adjunct professor · 2011
- Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota2009–2010
- Washington University School of LawVisiting professor of law · 2008
Hugo Black Faculty Fellow · 2003–2004
Law clerk , Hon. Clarence Thomas · 2002–2003- Private practice, Washington, D.C.2001–2002
Law clerk , Hon. J. Michael Luttig · 2000–2001
Law clerk , Hon. Melvin Brunetti · 1999–2000
Appointments
2018–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
2010–present
Education
- University of Kansasba
J.D. · 1999- University of Kansas School of BusinessM.B.A. · 1999
- University of KansasB.A. · 1995