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Brent R. Appel

Iowa Supreme Court
Professional Experience
Justice
Iowa Supreme Court
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Served on the Supreme Court's Bar Conduct Committee and currently a member of the Subcommittee on Supreme Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. In 2011, Justice Appel was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence. Current term expires December 31, 2016.
Attorney
Private Practice
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Private practice in central Iowa.
Iowa Deputy Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General's Office
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While serving in the Iowa Attorney General's office, Justice Appel argued and briefed four cases before the United States Supreme Court, including the second "Christian burial" case, Nix V. Williams.
Iowa First Assistant Attorney General
Iowa Attorney General's Office
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Law Clerk
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Education
University of California - Berkeley
J.D. (1977) | Law
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Stanford University
B.A. and M.A. (1973)
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Professional Associations
C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court
Member
Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Iowa Supreme Court
Website
Court biography
Contact & Map
Iowa Judicial Branch Building
1111 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-5911