Matthew McDermott

Matthew Charles McDermott (born November 22, 1977) is an Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.[1]

Matthew McDermott
Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Assumed office
April 3, 2020
Appointed byKim Reynolds
Preceded byDavid Wiggins
Personal details
Born (1977-11-22) November 22, 1977
EducationUniversity of Iowa (B.A.)
UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)

Education

McDermott grew up in Carroll, Iowa and received a Bachelor of Arts with distinction and honors in economics and political science from the University of Iowa in 2000.[2] He then attended the UC Berkeley School of Law, receiving a Juris Doctor in 2003.[2] At Berkeley, he was executive editor of the California Law Review and taught in the political science department.[2]

While in law school, McDermott worked as a summer associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City.[2] He also volunteered at the East Bay Community Law Center.[3]

McDermott turned down an offer at Cravath to work at the Des Moines law firm Belin McCormick P.C.,[3] where was a partner specializing in civil litigation and criminal defense as well as, for a time, firm president.[2] His clients included the State of Iowa, the Republican Party of Iowa, and Kim Reynolds.[4] He was recognized by Chambers and Partners for his commercial litigation practice from 2012 to 2020 and won "Lawyer of the Year" awards for litigation in 2015 and 2020 from The Best Lawyers in America.[2] At the firm, he worked with two other eventual justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, Edward Mansfield and Christopher McDonald.[5]

In addition to his private practice, McDermott was the president and a member of the board of directors of Iowa Legal Aid.[2]

Appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court

In April 2020, McDermott was appointed by Kim Reynolds to the Iowa Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by David Wiggins.[1] McDermott was previously an unsuccessful finalist for the seat on the Iowa Supreme Court that went to Dana Oxley[6] and for United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.[4]

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References
  1. Sahouri, Andrea May. "'Astute lawyer with deep Iowa roots': Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. McDermott, Matthew (2020). "Joint Judicial Application" (PDF). Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  3. Jefferson, Jon (Spring 2013). "Thinking Outside the (Big Law) Box". Transcript. https://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/Transcript_spring_2013_web.pdf.
  4. "Why Matthew McDermott will likely be Iowa's next Supreme Court justice". Bleeding Heartland. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  5. "Iowa Supreme Court finalists McDermott, Chicchelly, and May, in their own words". Bleeding Heartland. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. Spoerre, Anna. "'A life story of humility and drive': Gov. Kim Reynolds names Cedar Rapids attorney Dana Oxley to Iowa Supreme Court". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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Preceded by
David Wiggins		 Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
2020–present		 Incumbent
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