Thomas D. Waterman

Thomas D. Waterman is a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.

Thomas D. Waterman
Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 23, 2011
Appointed byTerry Branstad
Personal details
BornDavenport, Iowa
EducationDartmouth College (AB)
University of Iowa College of Law (JD)

Education

Waterman was born in Davenport, Iowa.[1] He graduated with a degree in history from Dartmouth College in 1981 and Order of the Coif from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1984.[1]

Waterman practiced for 27 years at the Davenport law firm Lane & Waterman LLP.[2] He was a fourth-generation partner in the firm and specialized in civil trial and appellate litigation.[3] He was also a member of the Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission and the American College of Trial Lawyers.[1]

Iowa Supreme Court

Waterman was one of three justices appointed by Governor Terry Branstad in 2011. 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] Waterman is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[1] He is the second member of his family to serve on the Iowa Supreme Court after Charles M. Waterman, who founded Lane & Waterman.[5]

In 2019, Waterman spoke with Steven Holt, the floor manager of a bill to modify procedures for choosing judges and the chief justice's term.[6] Michael Gartner reported that the bill was a "power grab" by Waterman and his allies, who lobbied the legislature and wanted Waterman to replace Mark Cady before his term expired.[7] Unlike Cady, Waterman refused to disclose his contacts with legislators or recuse himself in the ensuing litigation.[8]

References
  1. "Thomas D. Waterman". Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. Tibbetts, Ed. "Q-C attorney named to Iowa Supreme Court". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. Gaul, Alma. "25,000 cans of beer in the house". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (November 3, 2010). "Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. "Charles M. Waterman | Past Justices | Iowa Judicial Branch". www.iowacourts.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. Gruber-Miller, Stephen (September 16, 2019). "Iowa's chief justice recuses himself from case challenging judicial nominating process". The Des Moines Register.
  7. Gartner, Michael (June 5, 2019). "Dico, owing millions in fines, thumbs its nose at Feds. Register circulation plummets, more reporters leave". Des Moines Cityview. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
  8. Belin, Laura (September 18, 2019). "Chief justice sheds new light on Iowa Supreme Court lobbying for judicial bill". Bleeding Heartland. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020.
Political offices
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 Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
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