Donovan Wayne Frank (born 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 3/year
Minnesota District Court · 1998–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Judge · 1985–1998- ↳assistant chief judge · 1988–1991
- ↳chief judge · 1991–1996
- St. Louis County, MinnesotaAssistant county attorney · 1977–1985
Appointments
- 1998–2016 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1977- Luther CollegeB.A. · 1973