Edward Mansfield (judge)
| Edward Mansfield | |
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| Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office February 23, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Terry Branstad |
| Preceded by | David Baker |
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| Born |
1957/1958 (age 58–59)[1] Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Edward Mansfield is a justice on the Iowa Supreme Court.[2] Mansfield graduated from Harvard College in 1978 and Yale Law School in 1982. After law school Mansfield clerked for Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit before entering private practice.[2] In 1997, Mansfield started teaching as an adjunct professor at Drake University and has served as the chairperson of the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa.[2] Mansfield joined the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2009.[2]
Mansfield was one of three justices appointed by Governor Terry Branstad in 2011.[3] In November 2010, Iowa voters had removed all three justices seeking reelection in response to the court unanimously legalizing same-sex marriage in Varnum v. Brien.[4]
In 2012, Mansfield found that it was not gender discrimination when the reason given by a dentist firing an employee was that he was sexually attracted to her, having earlier told her that she was dressed inappropriately “if she saw his pants bulging”.[3] In May 2006, Mansfiled dissented when the Court found that it was unconstitutional to sentence children to life imprisonment without the possibility of parol.[3]
In September 2016, Mansfield was named as a possible Supreme Court nominee by president-elect Donald Trump.[5]
References
- ↑ Supreme Court applicants a diverse group
- 1 2 3 4 "The Hon. Edward M. Mansfield". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- 1 2 3 Carpentier, Megan (24 September 2016). "Trump's supreme court picks: from Tea Party senator to anti-abortion crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (3 November 2010). "Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Flores, Reena (23 September 2016). "Donald Trump will expand list of possible Supreme Court picks". CBS News. Retrieved 23 September 2016 – via MSN.
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| Preceded by David Baker |
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