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Christopher McDonald
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Background: After working in private practice, McDonald was appointed to the Iowa District 5C court. He was then appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2013, where he served until his state supreme court appointment.
At a glance
- Court
- Iowa Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) (September 2013); retained by voters in a retention election on November 3, 2020
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kim Reynolds (R)
- Appointment date
- September 2013
- Took office
- April 5, 2019
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2028
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 3, 2020
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Grand View University, 1997
- Law: University of Iowa College of Law, 2001
- Prior offices
- Iowa Court of Appeals (2013 - 2019)
- Iowa District Court 5B (2012 - 2013)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Christopher McDonald’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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