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Christopher McDonald | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Iowa | |
| Assumed office February 20, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Kim Reynolds |
| Preceded by | Daryl Hecht |
| Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals | |
| In office September 2013 – February 20, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Terry Branstad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Education | Grand View University (B.A.) University of Iowa College of Law (J.D.) |
Christopher McDonald is an Associate Justice of the
Education and legal career
McDonald received an undergraduate degree from Grand View University and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.[1] After graduation, he served as a law clerk to Judge David R. Hansen of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[2]
State judicial service
McDonald served as a Judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals from 2013–2019 and also as a district judge in the 5th judicial circuit.[1]
Appointment to Iowa Supreme Court
McDonald first applied for a vacancy on the Supreme Court upon the retirement of Justice Bruce B. Zager.[3] That vacancy was ultimately filled by Susan Christensen. In January 2019 McDonald was once again among three nominees sent to the Governor to fill the vacancy created by Justice Daryl Hecht who retired in December 2018.[4] On February 20, 2019 Governor Kim Reynolds announced McDonald as her appointment to the Supreme Court. He is the first minority or person of color appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court.[5][6]
Personal
McDonald was born in Bangkok, Thailand.[6]
References
- ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2019-02-21). "Law-school alum heads to Iowa Supreme Court". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ "Christopher McDonald". www.iowacourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephern (2018-07-06). "Iowa has the only all-male supreme court in the country. Could that change this year?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Lynch, James Q. "Three nominated for Iowa Supreme Court vacancy". The Gazette. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Murphy, Erin (2019-02-20). "First minority named to Iowa Supreme Court". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ a b Price, Dave (2019-02-21). "From Thailand to the South Side of Des Moines: Iowa Judge About to Make History". whotv.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
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