Stephanie M. Rose

[5] She received her Juris Doctor in 1996 from the University of Iowa College of Law with high distinction and was a member of the Order of the Coif.

Attorneys' offices and 36 law enforcement agencies; the case resulted in convictions in the Northern District for 26 defendants.

[5] Rose's work in the U.S. attorney's office has involved some controversy surrounding the Postville Raid and the conviction and sentence of Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse chief Sholom Rubashkin of Postville, Iowa on 86 financial fraud-related federal charges and his subsequent 27-year sentence in federal prison.

[6] She replaced Judge Robert W. Pratt, who assumed senior status on July 1, 2012, and was recommended for the position by Tom Harkin.

[5] She oversaw the case of Mo Hailong, who was convicted of economic espionage against Pioneer Hi Bred International and Monsanto after extensive pretrial litigation.