List of justices of the Iowa Supreme Court

Following is a list of justices of the Iowa Supreme Court.

JudgeCountyBegan activeserviceEnded activeserviceDubuqueJanuary 1, 1876December 31, 1887GreeneJanuary 1, 1925December 31, 1936PolkJuly 18, 1978June 30, 1982WoodburyJanuary 1, 1933December 31, 1938KossuthNovember 13, 1987October 1, 1998WarrenOctober 16, 2006July 13, 2022HarrisonSeptember 15, 1920September 14, 1925LinnApril 4, 2008December 31, 2010PottawattamieJanuary 11, 1860December 31, 1863LeeJanuary 1, 1868December 31, 1891DubuqueSeptember 20, 1965March 31, 1972PolkJuly 2, 1902July 9, 1908Cerro GordoSeptember 27, 1932January 1, 1939December 5, 1932April 16, 1962 WebsterOctober 6, 1998November 16, 2019LinnAugust 14, 1982October 16, 2006ShelbySeptember 4, 2018IncumbentClintonOctober 21, 1932April 17, 1933December 4, 1932December 3, 1934 PolkMarch 1, 1864January 19, 1876FremontSeptember 1, 1870December 31, 1883MontgomeryMay 8, 1894February 26, 1917PolkJanuary 1, 1921December 31, 1932ScottJanuary 1, 1864December 31, 1869ScottJanuary 1, 1933December 31, 1938FranklinSeptember 17, 1908December 31, 1934WebsterJanuary 1, 1921December 31, 1932StoryJanuary 1, 1941November 2, 1969WayneDecember 15, 1958December 31, 1960PlymouthJanuary 1, 1913August 3, 1920PolkMarch 12, 1889December 31, 1901AllamakeeJanuary 1, 1889December 31, 1900DubuqueNovember 1, 1847January 9, 1855LinnFebruary 1, 1929September 15, 1932LouisaJanuary 1, 1939December 9, 1950Des MoinesFebruary 15, 1854January 15, 1855KeokukJanuary 1, 1935December 31, 1940GreeneJanuary 11, 1972July 29, 1999MuscatineJanuary 26, 1848January 14, 1849MarionOctober 3, 1946August 31, 1965WoodburyAugust 1, 2006December 13, 2018LinnJanuary 16, 1855June 2, 1856LeeJune 12, 1847February 15, 1854WoodburyApril 30, 1927December 31, 1934TamaJanuary 1, 1892December 31, 1897DubuqueJanuary 1, 1933December 31, 1938O'BrienJanuary 1, 1897December 31, 1920ShelbySeptember 1, 1978May 31, 2008JohnsonFebruary 3, 1953April 1, 1971PolkFebruary 12, 1986September 30, 2006ScottJuly 5, 1967February 26, 1983KossuthSeptember 3, 1958December 15, 1958LeeJanuary 12, 1860December 31, 1867PolkFebruary 23, 2011IncumbentAudubonJanuary 1, 1943January 1, 1953Des MoinesDecember 28, 1846The 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.June 11, 1847The 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".Cerro GordoJuly 19, 1965June 14, 1978PolkJuly 27, 2022IncumbentJohnsonJanuary 1, 1901December 31, 1912PolkApril 12, 1972January 31, 1986PolkApril 3, 2020IncumbentPolkFebruary 20, 2019IncumbentWapelloAugust 15, 1978November 9, 2000JohnsonSeptember 14, 1870December 31, 1875PolkJanuary 1, 1939September 30, 1946ShelbyDecember 27, 1937December 13, 1938WebsterDecember 6, 1932December 31, 1942PolkApril 17, 1962August 2, 1978Palo AltoOctober 1, 1925October 15, 1932WebsterJanuary 1, 1943October 11, 1955ScottAugust 4, 1986July 11, 2003LinnJanuary 28, 2020IncumbentWoodburyDecember 14, 1938October 1, 1962PolkJanuary 1, 1935December 16, 1937PottawattamieNovember 3, 1955June 30, 1965CrawfordDecember 4, 1934February 14, 1936MahaskaJanuary 1, 1913December 31, 1924WoodburyJuly 19, 1965August 17, 1978PottawattamieJanuary 1, 1884February 28, 1889JonesNovember 13, 1969August 2, 1980ClarkeMay 1, 1971October 1, 1987MontgomeryJanuary 1, 1935December 31, 1940Buena VistaJanuary 1, 1888December 31, 1889CedarFebruary 24, 1876December 31, 1896BremerJanuary 1, 1937December 31, 1942CarrollJanuary 1, 1915December 31, 1920JohnsonAugust 19, 1980September 6, 1993MahaskaFebruary 27, 1876December 31, 1888Cerro GordoJanuary 1, 1900December 31, 1912DubuqueJanuary 1, 1943June 10, 1958IdaOctober 8, 1987August 18, 2001IdaJanuary 1, 1961March 4, 1970FremontMay 1, 1917December 31, 1934TamaFebruary 15, 1936December 31, 1942Des MoinesJune 3, 1856June 9, 1860LucasAugust 19, 2001December 31, 2010LucasOctober 15, 1962November 8, 1971PolkSeptember 7, 1993December 31, 2010LinnJanuary 1, 1951June 30, 1965Black HawkJanuary 1, 1959May 9, 1967FranklinMarch 10, 1970May 22, 1986PolkDecember 5, 1932April 16, 1933AppanooseNovember 15, 1923September 3, 1927KeokukSeptember 6, 1927December 31, 1932ScottJanuary 1, 1898June 18, 1902ScottFebruary 23, 2011IncumbentHardinJanuary 1, 1902November 6, 1923LucasJanuary 1, 1941December 31, 1958PolkOctober 7, 2003March 13, 2020MuscatineDecember 28, 1846January 15, 1849January 25, 1848January 11, 1855ClaytonJanuary 18, 1870September 14, 1870DubuqueDecember 28, 1846October 31, 1847HenryApril 19, 1913December 31, 1914WoodburyMarch 11, 1983August 12, 1987MuscatineJanuary 9, 1855January 11, 1860Van BurenJanuary 5, 1855June 26, 1860January 11, 1860September 1, 1870Black HawkFebruary 23, 2011September 3, 2018

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