Dana Oxley
Dana Oxley | |
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Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
Assumed office January 28, 2020 | |
Appointed by | Kim Reynolds |
Preceded by | Mark Cady |
Personal details | |
Born | Dana Leanne Wade[1] December 21, 1967 |
Education | University of Northern Iowa (BA) University of Iowa (JD) |
Dana Leanne Oxley (born December 21, 1967)[1] is an associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.
Education
Oxley obtained a
Legal and academic career
Oxley joined the Cedar Rapids law firm Shuttleworth & Ingersoll in 1999.[1] She was then a career law clerk for Judge David R. Hansen of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit from 2001 to 2011.[1] When Hansen retired in 2011, Oxley returned to resume her career at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll and specialized in civil appellate litigation.[1] She taught at Iowa Law in 2007, 2011, and from 2014 to the present.[1] She also was an editor of the Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual.[1]
Appointment to Iowa Supreme Court
On January 28, 2020, Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Oxley to the Iowa Supreme Court to the seat vacated by the death of Mark Cady.[3] It is the first time the Supreme Court will have two women serving simultaneously.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "STATE JUDICIAL NOMINATION COMMISSION AND OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR JOINT JUDICIAL APPLICATION" (PDF). iowacourts.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Sara (January 31, 2020). "Iowa governor appoints Oxley to state Supreme Court". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Spoerre, Anna (January 28, 2020). "'A life story of humility and drive': Gov. Kim Reynolds names Cedar Rapids attorney Dana Oxley to Iowa Supreme Court". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Pitt, David (January 28, 2020). "Cedar Rapids lawyer Dana Oxley named to Iowa Supreme Court". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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