Brent R. Appel | |
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Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
In office 2006 –July 13, 2022 | |
Nominated by | Tom Vilsack |
Preceded by | James H. Carter [1] |
Succeeded by | David N. May |
Personal details | |
Born | Dubuque,Iowa,U.S. | July 13,1950
Spouse | Staci Appel |
Education | Stanford University (BA,MA) University of California,Berkeley (JD) |
Brent Robert Appel (born July 13,1950) [2] is an American attorney,politician and former judge who served as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 2006 to 2022. 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.
Appel is a native of Dubuque,Iowa. [3] He graduated from Stanford University with concurrent Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history in 1973. [3] [4] 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. [5]
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] [4] 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. [6] and Wandro,Baer,Appel &Casper P.C. [7] He specialized in commercial litigation,employment law,and personal injury. [5]
Appel unsuccessfully ran once for the Iowa General Assembly as a Democratic candidate. [8]
Appel was nominated by Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a term starting in 2006 to succeed James H. Carter on the Iowa Supreme Court. [8]
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]
On June 17,2022,Appel wrote a 94 page dissent when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that abortion is not protected by the state constitution. [9] [10]
Appel also dissented in the June 30,2022 case that made it harder to sue hog confinements for pollution. [11] Appel wrote “are we telling the existing property owners that they are required to ‘take one for the team’as the private owners next door emit nuisance odors under a scheme of statutory immunity?” [12]
Appel retired on July 13,2022,after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72. [13] In June 2022,it was announced Appel would be joining the faculty of Drake University Law School. [14]
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]
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