Edward M. Mansfield
Iowa Supreme Court
Justice Mansfield, Des Moines, was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2011.
Justice Mansfield was born and raised in Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard in 1978, and his law degree from Yale in 1982. After law school he clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Justice Mansfield worked as an attorney in private practice until his appointment to the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2009. Justice Mansfield also has been an adjunct professor of law at Drake University since 1997.
Justice Mansfield is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, having served as Chair of the Trade Regulation Section from 2004-2006. He is a member of the Polk County Bar Association and the Iowa Judges Association. Justice Mansfield also serves on the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa, and is a past Chairperson of this organization.
Justice Mansfield is married and has three children. His current term expires December 31, 2020.
- Justice
- Iowa Supreme Court
- - Current
- Current term expires December 31, 2020.
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- Drake University
- - Current
- Judge
- Iowa Court of Appeals
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- Attorney
- Private Practice
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- Law Clerk
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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- Yale Law School
- J.D. (1982) | Law
- Harvard University
- B.A. (1978)
- Polk County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Iowa Judges Association
- Member
- Current