Federal judicial service

Nordbye received a recess appointment from President Herbert Hoover on March 18, 1931, to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, to a new seat authorized by 46 Stat. 431. He was nominated to the same position by President Hoover on December 16, 1931. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received his commission on February 10, 1932. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1959. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1958 to 1962. He assumed senior status on March 6, 1967. He was the last federal judge in active service to have been appointed by President Hoover. His service terminated on November 5, 1977, due to his death.^[1]