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'''Matthew McDermott''' (born November 22, 1977) is an of the [[Iowa Supreme Court]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/04/03/iowa-supreme-court-gov-kim-reynolds-appoints-matthew-mcdermott-justice-crime-and-courts/5106795002/|title='Astute lawyer with deep Iowa roots': Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court|last=Sahouri|first=Andrea May|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>


In 2024, he wrote the majority ruling on the Iowa Supreme Court that implemented a six-week abortion ban.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=US abortion: Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd9r9g192lo |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> McDermott wrote that the abortion ban was "rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest in protecting unborn life."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=US abortion: Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd9r9g192lo |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>



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'''Matthew McDermott''' (born November 22, 1977) is an Associate Justice of the [[Iowa Supreme Court]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/04/03/iowa-supreme-court-gov-kim-reynolds-appoints-matthew-mcdermott-justice-crime-and-courts/5106795002/|title='Astute lawyer with deep Iowa roots': Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court|last=Sahouri|first=Andrea May|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
McDermott grew up in [[Carroll, Iowa]] and received a B.A. with distinction and honors in [[economics]] and [[political science]] from the [[University of Iowa]] in 2000.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iowajnc.gov/media/cms/McDermott_Joint_Judicial_Applicatio_0D928A2EF5DF8.pdf|title=Joint Judicial Application|last=McDermott|first=Matthew|date=2020|website=Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405003202/https://www.iowajnc.gov/media/cms/McDermott_Joint_Judicial_Applicatio_0D928A2EF5DF8.pdf|archive-date=April 4, 2020|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> He then attended the [[UC Berkeley School of Law]], receiving a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] in 2003.<ref name=":1" /> At Berkeley, he was executive editor of the [[California Law Review]] and taught in the political science department.<ref name=":1" />
McDermott grew up in [[Carroll, Iowa]] and received a with distinction and honors in [[economics]] and [[political science]] from the [[University of Iowa]] in 2000.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iowajnc.gov/media/cms/McDermott_Joint_Judicial_Applicatio_0D928A2EF5DF8.pdf|title=Joint Judicial Application|last=McDermott|first=Matthew|date=2020|website=Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405003202/https://www.iowajnc.gov/media/cms/McDermott_Joint_Judicial_Applicatio_0D928A2EF5DF8.pdf|archive-date=April , 2020|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> He then attended the [[UC Berkeley School of Law]], receiving a [[Juris Doctor]] in 2003.<ref name=":1" /> At Berkeley, he was executive editor of the [[California Law Review]] and taught in the political science department.<ref name=":1" />


== Legal career ==
== Legal career ==
While in law school, McDermott worked as a summer associate at [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=":1" /> He also volunteered at the East Bay Community Law Center.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Jefferson|first=Jon|date=Spring 2013|title=Thinking Outside the (Big Law) Box|url=|journal=Transcript|volume=https://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/Transcript_spring_2013_web.pdf|pages=|via=}}</ref>
While in law school, McDermott worked as a summer associate at [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=":1" /> He also volunteered at the East Bay Community Law Center.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Jefferson|first=Jon|date=Spring 2013|title=Thinking Outside the (Big Law) Box|journal=Transcript|=https://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/Transcript_spring_2013_web.pdf}}</ref>


McDermott turned down an offer at Cravath to work at the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] law firm Belin McCormick P.C.,<ref name=":2" /> where was a partner specializing in [[civil litigation]] and [[Criminal defense lawyer|criminal defense]] as well as, for a time, firm president.<ref name=":1" /> His clients included the [[State of Iowa]], the [[Republican Party of Iowa]], and [[Kim Reynolds]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/01/10/why-matthew-mcdermott-will-likely-be-iowas-next-supreme-court-justice/|title=Why Matthew McDermott will likely be Iowa’s next Supreme Court justice|date=2020-01-10|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> At the firm, he worked with two other eventual justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, [[Edward Mansfield (judge)|Edward Mansfield]] and [[Christopher McDonald (jurist)|Christopher McDonald]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/03/11/iowa-supreme-court-finalists-mcdermott-chicchelly-and-may-in-their-own-words/|title=Iowa Supreme Court finalists McDermott, Chicchelly, and May, in their own words|date=2020-03-11|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>
McDermott turned down an offer at Cravath at the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] law firm Belin McCormick P.C.,<ref name=":2" /> where was a partner specializing in [[civil litigation]] and [[Criminal defense lawyer|criminal defense]] as well as, for a time, firm president.<ref name=":1" /> His clients included the [[State of Iowa]], the [[Republican Party of Iowa]], and [[Kim Reynolds]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/01/10/why-matthew-mcdermott-will-likely-be-iowas-next-supreme-court-justice/|title=Why Matthew McDermott will likely be next Supreme Court justice|date=2020-01-10|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> At the firm, he worked with two other justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, [[Edward Mansfield (judge)|Edward Mansfield]] and [[Christopher McDonald (jurist)|Christopher McDonald]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2020/03/11/iowa-supreme-court-finalists-mcdermott-chicchelly-and-may-in-their-own-words/|title=Iowa Supreme Court finalists McDermott, Chicchelly, and May, in their own words|date=2020-03-11|website=Bleeding Heartland|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>


In addition to his private practice, McDermott was the president and a member of the [[board of directors]] of Iowa Legal Aid.<ref name=":1" />
In addition to his private practice, McDermott was the president and a member of the board of directors of Iowa Legal Aid.<ref name=":1" />


== Appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court ==
== 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 (judge)|David Wiggins]].<ref name=":0" /> McDermott was previously an unsuccessful finalist for the seat on the Iowa Supreme Court that went to [[Dana Oxley]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/01/28/iowa-supreme-court-reynolds-appoints-4th-woman-court-bench/4541422002/|title='A life story of humility and drive': Gov. Kim Reynolds names Cedar Rapids attorney Dana Oxley to Iowa Supreme Court|last=Spoerre|first=Anna|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> and for [[United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa]].<ref name=":3" />
In April 2020, McDermott was appointed by Kim Reynolds to the Iowa Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by [[David Wiggins (judge)|David Wiggins]].<ref name=":0" /> McDermott was previously an unsuccessful finalist for the seat on the Iowa Supreme Court that went to [[Dana Oxley]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2020/01/28/iowa-supreme-court-reynolds-appoints-4th-woman-court-bench/4541422002/|title='A life story of humility and drive': Gov. Kim Reynolds names Cedar Rapids attorney Dana Oxley to Iowa Supreme Court|last=Spoerre|first=Anna|website=Des Moines Register|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> and for [[United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa]].<ref name=":3" />


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Latest revision as of 18:19, 27 July 2024

Matthew McDermott
Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 3, 2020
Appointed byKim Reynolds
Preceded byDavid Wiggins
Personal details
Born
Matthew Charles McDermott

(1977-11-22) November 22, 1977 (age 46)
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Matthew Charles McDermott (born November 22, 1977) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court since 2020.[1]

In 2024, he wrote the majority ruling on the Iowa Supreme Court that implemented a six-week abortion ban.[2] McDermott wrote that the abortion ban was "rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest in protecting unborn life."[3]

Education

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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.[4] He then attended the UC Berkeley School of Law, receiving a Juris Doctor in 2003.[4] At Berkeley, he was executive editor of the California Law Review and taught in the political science department.[4]

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While in law school, McDermott worked as a summer associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City.[4] He also volunteered at the East Bay Community Law Center.[5]

McDermott turned down an offer at Cravath and instead worked at the Des Moines law firm Belin McCormick P.C.,[5] where he was a partner specializing in civil litigation and criminal defense as well as, for a time, firm president.[4] His clients included the State of Iowa, the Republican Party of Iowa, and Kim Reynolds.[6] 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.[4] At the firm, he worked with two other future justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, Edward Mansfield and Christopher McDonald, as well as with future federal judge Stephen H. Locher.[4][7]

In addition to his private practice, McDermott was the president and a member of the board of directors of Iowa Legal Aid.[4] He served as Iowa counsel to the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign and as a local chair for the Tim Pawlenty 2012 presidential campaign and the Jeb Bush 2016 presidential campaign.[4]

Appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court

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In April 2020, McDermott was appointed by Governor 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[8] and for United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "US abortion: Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law". BBC News. 2024.
  3. ^ "US abortion: Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law". BBC News. 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
  5. ^ a b Jefferson, Jon (Spring 2013). "Thinking Outside the (Big Law) Box" (PDF). Transcript.
  6. ^ a b "Why Matthew McDermott will likely be Iowa's next Supreme Court justice". Bleeding Heartland. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  7. ^ "Iowa Supreme Court finalists McDermott, Chicchelly, and May, in their own words". Bleeding Heartland. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  8. ^ 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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