Brent R. Appel
Brent Appel | |
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| Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Nominated by | Tom Vilsack |
| Preceded by | James H. Carter[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1950 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Staci Appel |
| Education | Stanford University (BA, MA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
Brent R. Appel (born July 13, 1950)[2] is an American attorney, politician, and jurist serving as a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. Appel was previously an attorney in the office of the Attorney General of Iowa and was a candidate for a seat in the Iowa General Assembly.
Early life and education[]
Appel is a native of Dubuque, Iowa.[3] He graduated from Stanford University with concurrent Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in 1973.[3] He earned his Juris Doctor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1977.[3] At Berkeley, he was an editor of the California Law Review and won the McBaine Moot Court.[4]
Career[]
After graduating from law school, Appel clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[3]
Appel was then First Assistant Attorney General of Iowa from 1979 to 1983 and deputy Attorney General from 1983 until 1987.[3] While working at the Iowa Attorney General's Office, he argued four cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, including Nix v. Williams and Nix v. Whiteside.[3]
From 1987 to 2006, Appel worked in private practice in Des Moines,[3] including at the law firms Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagan P.C.[5] and Wandro, Baer, Appel & Casper P.C.[6] He specialized in commercial litigation, employment law, and personal injury.[4]
Appel unsuccessfully ran once for the Iowa General Assembly as a Democratic candidate.[7]
Iowa Supreme Court[]
Appel was nominated by Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a term starting in 2006 to succeed James H. Carter on the Iowa Supreme Court.[7]
In 2010, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Appel to a six-year term as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence.[3]
Personal life[]
Appel's wife, Staci Appel, is a former member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th district. She was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in 2014. Appel has six children.[3]
References[]
- ^ Charlotte Eby, "Three finalists for Supreme Court vacancy announced", Globe Gazette, Des Moines Bureau (October 4, 2006).
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index, Vols. 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Brent R. Appel". Iowa Judicial Branch. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Brent Appel '77 Named to Iowa Supreme Court". Berkeley Law. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Liles v. American Corrective Counseling Services, Inc., 131 F.Supp.2d 1114 (S.D. Iowa 2001).
- ^ Americans United for Separation of Church and State v. Prison Fellowship Ministries, 395 F.Supp.2d 805 (S.D. Iowa 2005).
- ^ a b "Ex-Democratic candidate Appel joins Iowa's top court". Legal News Line. December 21, 2006.
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