List of justices of the Iowa Supreme Court
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Following is a list of justices of the Iowa Supreme Court.[1]
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Judge | County | Began active service |
Ended active service |
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Austin Adams | Dubuque | January 1, 1876 | December 31, 1887 |
Elma G. Albert | Greene | January 1, 1925 | December 31, 1936 |
Robert G. Allbee | Polk | July 18, 1978 | June 30, 1982 |
John W. Anderson | Woodbury | January 1, 1933 | December 31, 1938 |
James H. Andreasen | Kossuth | November 13, 1987 | October 1, 1998 |
Brent R. Appel | Warren | October 16, 2006 | July 13, 2022 |
Thomas Arthur | Harrison | September 15, 1920 | September 14, 1925 |
David L. Baker | Linn | April 4, 2008 | December 31, 2010 |
Caleb Baldwin | Pottawattamie | January 11, 1860 | December 31, 1863 |
Joseph M. Beck | Lee | January 1, 1868 | December 31, 1891 |
Francis H. Becker | Dubuque | September 20, 1965 | March 31, 1972 |
Charles A. Bishop | Polk | July 2, 1902 | July 9, 1908 |
William L. Bliss | Cerro Gordo | September 27, 1932 January 1, 1939 |
December 5, 1932 April 16, 1962 |
Mark Cady | Webster | October 6, 1998 | November 16, 2019 |
James H. Carter | Linn | August 14, 1982 | October 16, 2006 |
Susan Christensen | Shelby | September 4, 2018 | Incumbent |
George C. Claussen | Clinton | October 21, 1932 April 17, 1933 |
December 4, 1932 December 3, 1934 |
Chester C. Cole | Polk | March 1, 1864 | January 19, 1876 |
James G. Day | Fremont | September 1, 1870 | December 31, 1883 |
Horace E. Deemer | Montgomery | May 8, 1894 | February 26, 1917 |
Lawrence De Graff | Polk | January 1, 1921 | December 31, 1932 |
John Forrest Dillon | Scott | January 1, 1864 | December 31, 1869 |
Maurice F. Donegan | Scott | January 1, 1933 | December 31, 1938 |
William D. Evans | Franklin | September 17, 1908 | December 31, 1934 |
Frederick F. Faville | Webster | January 1, 1921 | December 31, 1932 |
Theodore G. Garfield | Story | January 1, 1941 | November 2, 1969 |
Harry G. Garrett | Wayne | December 15, 1958 | December 31, 1960 |
Frank R. Gaynor | Plymouth | January 1, 1913 | August 3, 1920 |
Josiah Given | Polk | March 12, 1889 | December 31, 1901 |
Charles T. Granger | Allamakee | January 1, 1889 | December 31, 1900 |
George Greene | Dubuque | November 1, 1847 | January 9, 1855 |
John M. Grimm | Linn | February 1, 1929 | September 15, 1932 |
Oscar Hale | Louisa | January 1, 1939 | December 9, 1950 |
Jonathan C. Hall | Des Moines | February 15, 1854 | January 15, 1855 |
Wilson H. Hamilton | Keokuk | January 1, 1935 | December 31, 1940 |
K. David Harris | Greene | January 11, 1972 | July 29, 1999 |
Serranus Clinton Hastings | Muscatine | January 26, 1848 | January 14, 1849 |
Norman R. Hays | Marion | October 3, 1946 | August 31, 1965 |
Daryl Hecht | Woodbury | August 1, 2006 | December 13, 2018 |
Norman W. Isbell | Linn | January 16, 1855 | June 2, 1856 |
John F. Kinney | Lee | June 12, 1847 | February 15, 1854 |
James W. Kindig | Woodbury | April 30, 1927 | December 31, 1934 |
La Vega G. Kinne | Tama | January 1, 1892 | December 31, 1897 |
John W. Kintzinger | Dubuque | January 1, 1933 | December 31, 1938 |
Scott M. Ladd | O'Brien | January 1, 1897 | December 31, 1920 |
Jerry L. Larson | Shelby | September 1, 1978 | May 31, 2008 |
Robert L. Larson | Johnson | February 3, 1953 | April 1, 1971 |
Louis A. Lavorato | Polk | February 12, 1986 | September 30, 2006 |
Clay LeGrand | Scott | July 5, 1967 | February 26, 1983 |
Luke E. Linnan | Kossuth | September 3, 1958 | December 15, 1958 |
Ralph P. Lowe | Lee | January 12, 1860 | December 31, 1867 |
Edward Mansfield | Polk | February 23, 2011 | Incumbent |
Halleck J. Mantz | Audubon | January 1, 1943 | January 1, 1953 |
Charles Mason | Des Moines | December 28, 1846[2] | June 11, 1847[3] |
M. L. Mason | Cerro Gordo | July 19, 1965 | June 14, 1978 |
David N. May | Polk | July 27, 2022 | Incumbent |
Emlin McClain | Johnson | January 1, 1901 | December 31, 1912 |
Mark McCormick | Polk | April 12, 1972 | January 31, 1986 |
Matthew McDermott | Polk | April 3, 2020 | Incumbent |
Christopher McDonald | Polk | February 20, 2019 | Incumbent |
Arthur A. McGiverin | Wapello | August 15, 1978 | November 9, 2000 |
William E. Miller | Johnson | September 14, 1870 | December 31, 1875 |
Frederic M. Miller | Polk | January 1, 1939 | September 30, 1946 |
Ernest M. Miller | Shelby | December 27, 1937 | December 13, 1938 |
Richard F. Mitchell | Webster | December 6, 1932 | December 31, 1942 |
C. Edwin Moore | Polk | April 17, 1962 | August 2, 1978 |
Edgar A. Morling | Palo Alto | October 1, 1925 | October 15, 1932 |
John E. Mulroney | Webster | January 1, 1943 | October 11, 1955 |
Linda K. Neuman | Scott | August 4, 1986 | July 11, 2003 |
Dana Oxley | Linn | January 28, 2020 | Incumbent |
Ralph A. Oliver | Woodbury | December 14, 1938 | October 1, 1962 |
James M. Parsons | Polk | January 1, 1935 | December 16, 1937 |
Henry K. Peterson | Pottawattamie | November 3, 1955 | June 30, 1965 |
Leon W. Powers | Crawford | December 4, 1934 | February 14, 1936 |
Byron W. Preston | Mahaska | January 1, 1913 | December 31, 1924 |
Maurice E. Rawlings | Woodbury | July 19, 1965 | August 17, 1978 |
Joseph Rea Reed | Pottawattamie | January 1, 1884 | February 28, 1889 |
Warren J. Rees | Jones | November 13, 1969 | August 2, 1980 |
W. Ward Reynoldson | Clarke | May 1, 1971 | October 1, 1987 |
Paul W. Richards | Montgomery | January 1, 1935 | December 31, 1940 |
Gifford S. Robinson | Buena Vista | January 1, 1888 | December 31, 1889 |
James H. Rothrock | Cedar | February 24, 1876 | December 31, 1896 |
Edward A. Sager | Bremer | January 1, 1937 | December 31, 1942 |
Benjamin I. Salinger | Carroll | January 1, 1915 | December 31, 1920 |
Louis W. Schultz | Johnson | August 19, 1980 | September 6, 1993 |
William H. Seevers | Mahaska | February 27, 1876 | December 31, 1888 |
John C. Sherwin | Cerro Gordo | January 1, 1900 | December 31, 1912 |
William A. Smith | Dubuque | January 1, 1943 | June 10, 1958 |
Bruce M. Snell Jr. | Ida | October 8, 1987 | August 18, 2001 |
Bruce M. Snell | Ida | January 1, 1961 | March 4, 1970 |
Truman S. Stevens | Fremont | May 1, 1917 | December 31, 1934 |
Carl B. Stiger | Tama | February 15, 1936 | December 31, 1942 |
Lacon D. Stockton | Des Moines | June 3, 1856 | June 9, 1860 |
Michael Streit | Lucas | August 19, 2001 | December 31, 2010 |
William Corwin Stuart | Lucas | October 15, 1962 | November 8, 1971 |
Marsha Ternus | Polk | September 7, 1993 | December 31, 2010 |
G. King Thompson | Linn | January 1, 1951 | June 30, 1965 |
T. Eugene Thornton | Black Hawk | January 1, 1959 | May 9, 1967 |
Harvey Uhlenhopp | Franklin | March 10, 1970 | May 22, 1986 |
Hubert Utterback | Polk | December 5, 1932 | April 16, 1933 |
Charles W. Vermillion | Appanoose | November 15, 1923 | September 3, 1927 |
Henry F. Wagner | Keokuk | September 6, 1927 | December 31, 1932 |
Charles M. Waterman | Scott | January 1, 1898 | June 18, 1902 |
Thomas D. Waterman | Scott | February 23, 2011 | Incumbent |
Silas M. Weaver | Hardin | January 1, 1902 | November 6, 1923 |
Charles F. Wennerstrum | Lucas | January 1, 1941 | December 31, 1958 |
David Wiggins | Polk | October 7, 2003 | March 13, 2020 |
Joseph Williams | Muscatine | December 28, 1846[2] January 15, 1849 |
January 25, 1848 January 11, 1855 |
Elias Hewitt Williams | Clayton | January 18, 1870 | September 14, 1870 |
Thomas Stokeley Wilson | Dubuque | December 28, 1846[2] | October 31, 1847 |
Winfield S. Withrow | Henry | April 19, 1913 | December 31, 1914 |
Charles R. Wolle | Woodbury | March 11, 1983 | August 12, 1987 |
William G. Woodward | Muscatine | January 9, 1855 | January 11, 1860 |
George G. Wright | Van Buren | January 5, 1855 June 26, 1860 |
January 11, 1860 September 1, 1870 |
Bruce B. Zager | Black Hawk | February 23, 2011 | September 3, 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Past Iowa Supreme Court Justices". Iowa Judicial Branch. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c The Supreme Court of the Territory of Iowa was established in 1838, with three judges - Charles Mason, Joseph Williams, and Thomas S. Wilson. All three then became the first three justices of the Iowa Supreme Court upon statehood, on December 28, 1846. State Historical Society of Iowa, "Iowa's Supreme Court", The Annals of Iowa, Vol 26, No. 1 (Summer 1944), p. 5-6.
- ^ The Iowa Judicial Branch biography of Charles Mason lists him as "Chief Justice of the Iowa Territorial Supreme Court from 1838 and as the first chief justice of the State Supreme Court until he resigned in June 1847".