John Alfred Jarvey (born September 14, 1956) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
John Alfred Jarvey
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Born 1956 in Minneapolis, MN
FJC ID: 3139
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 8/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 13/year
Iowa Southern District Court · 2007–2022
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
Criminal Division, U.S. Department of JusticeTrial attorney · 1983–1987
Law clerk , Hon. Donald E. O'Brien · 1981–1983
Appointments
2007–2022 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
J.D. · 1981- University of AkronB.S. · 1978