Bruce B. Zager

Bruce B. Zager
Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
In office
2011–2018
Appointed byTerry Branstad
Preceded byDavid L. Baker
Succeeded bySusan Christensen
Personal details
Born (1952-12-11) December 11, 1952 (age 72)
Waterloo, Iowa
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
Drake University Law School (JD)

Bruce B. Zager (born December 11, 1952) is a former justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.

Education

Zager was born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa.[1] Zager was a high school classmate of David L. Baker, who he eventually replaced on the Iowa Supreme Court.[2] Zager graduated from the University of Iowa in 1975, from Loyola University in 1977 and from Drake University Law School in 1980.[1]

From 1981 to 1999, Zager practiced in Waterloo. He was a part-time Black Hawk County attorney for twelve of those years.[3] He was appointed to be a judge of the Iowa District Court in 1999.[1] Zager was then appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court in 2011, after Iowa voters had removed three justices seeking reelection in response to the court unanimously legalizing same-sex marriage in Varnum v. Brien.[4] Zager retired from the Iowa Supreme Court on September 3, 2018.[5] Zager currently serves as the lone senior judge of the Iowa Supreme Court.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bruce B. Zager". Iowa Courts.
  2. ^ Witosky, Tom; Hansen, Marc (2015). Equal Before the Law: How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality. University of Iowa Press. p. 129.
  3. ^ "2006 Judicial Voter Guide: Iowa Retention Elections" (PDF). Iowa Judicial Branch. September 2006.
  4. ^ A.G. Sulzberger (3 November 2010). "Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Iowa Supreme Court justice announces retirement". Des Moines Register. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
2011–2018 		Succeeded by


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