List of justices of the Iowa Supreme Court
Following is a list of justices of the Iowa Supreme Court .[ 1]
Austin Adams
George Greene
Serranus Clinton Hastings served on the Iowa Supreme Court, and later became Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.
Chester C. Cole
Judge
County
Began active service
Ended active service
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
^ "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".