James Edward Gritzner (born November 19, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
James E. Gritzner
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Born 1947 in Charles City, IA
FJC ID: 2920
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 20/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 30/year
Iowa Southern District Court · 2002–2015
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
- Private practice1979–2002
- Iowa Board of ParoleMember · 1980–1982
Assistant · 1977–1979
Appointments
2002–2015 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1979- University of Northern IowaM.A. · 1974
- Dakota Wesleyan UniversityB.A. · 1969