Larry McLellan
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Larry McLellan is a judge of District 5C of Iowa. He was appointed to this position in July 2012.[1] He was retained in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2020.[2]
Elections
2014
McLellan was retained to the District 5C Court with 71.6 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Education
McLellan received both his B.A. and his J.D. from Drake University in 1979 and 1983, respectively. He received his LL.M. in dispute resolution from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2006.[3]
Career
After graduating from law school, McLellan clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Longstaff for the Southern District of Iowa, from 1983 to 1984. He then practiced law at the firm Sullivan & Ward, P.C.[3][4]
Notable Decisions
Wrongful termination lawsuit (2013)
- See also: Iowa District Five
On October 29, 2013, Judge McLellan ruled against the State of Iowa's request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former DCI (Department of Criminal Investigation) agent alleging that his confidential personnel file had been improperly disclosed to an independent investigator who was reviewing a claim that his termination from the DCI was retaliatory. The DCI Agent, Larry Hedlund, had previously filed a complaint asserting that Governor Branstad had terminated him based on his involvement in an incident where the governor's vehicle was pulled over for speeding.[5]
See also
- Iowa District Five
- Iowa District Courts
- Judges appointed by Terry Branstad
- Judicial selection in Iowa
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Five Judges and Magistrates," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Legal Directories.com, "Profile: Lawrence P. McLellan"
- ↑ The Iowa Lawyer Weekly, "Two new district court judges take the bench," July 25, 2012
- ↑ The Gazette, "Judge refuses State of Iowa's request to dismiss Hedlund petition," October 29, 2013
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa
State courts:
Iowa Supreme Court • Iowa Court of Appeals • Iowa district courts
State resources:
Courts in Iowa • Iowa judicial elections • Judicial selection in Iowa
