Bruce B. Zager | |
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Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court | |
In office 2011–2018 | |
Appointed by | Terry Branstad |
Preceded by | David L. Baker |
Succeeded by | Susan Christensen |
Personal details | |
Born | Waterloo,Iowa | December 11,1952
Education | University of Iowa (BA) Drake University Law School (JD) |
Bruce B. Zager (born December 11,1952) is a former justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.
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 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]
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