Matthew McDermott
Matthew McDermott | |
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| Associate Justice of the David Wiggins | |
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| Born | Matthew Charles McDermott November 22, 1977 |
| Education | University of Iowa (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Matthew Charles McDermott (born November 22, 1977) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court since 2020.[1]
Education
McDermott grew up in Carroll, Iowa and received a Bachelor of Arts with distinction and honors in economics and political science from the University of Iowa in 2000.[2] He then attended the UC Berkeley School of Law, receiving a Juris Doctor in 2003.[2] At Berkeley, he was executive editor of the California Law Review and taught in the political science department.[2]
Legal career
While in law school, McDermott worked as a summer associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City.[2] He also volunteered at the East Bay Community Law Center.[3]
McDermott turned down an offer at Cravath and instead worked at the
In addition to his private practice, McDermott was the president and a member of the board of directors of Iowa Legal Aid.[2] He served as Iowa counsel to the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign and as a local chair for the Tim Pawlenty 2012 presidential campaign and the Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign.[2]
Appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court
In April 2020, McDermott was appointed by Governor
References
- ^ a b Sahouri, Andrea May. "'Astute lawyer with deep Iowa roots': Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i McDermott, Matthew (2020). "Joint Judicial Application" (PDF). Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Jefferson, Jon (Spring 2013). "Thinking Outside the (Big Law) Box" (PDF). Transcript.
- ^ a b "Why Matthew McDermott will likely be Iowa's next Supreme Court justice". Bleeding Heartland. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Iowa Supreme Court finalists McDermott, Chicchelly, and May, in their own words". Bleeding Heartland. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Spoerre, Anna. "'A life story of humility and drive': Gov. Kim Reynolds names Cedar Rapids attorney Dana Oxley to Iowa Supreme Court". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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