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Mark Ray Lawson
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Mark Ray Lawson is a judge of the Seventh District of Iowa. He was appointed to this position in January 2013 by Governor Terry Branstad.[1] He was retained in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2020.[2]
Elections
2014
Lawson was retained to the 7th District with 72.3 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Education
Lawson earned his undergraduate degree at St. Ambrose College in 1976. He then received his J.D. from Drake Universityin 1979.[1][3]
Career
- 2013-2020: Judge, Seventh District
- 2010-2013: Magistrate, Jackson County
- 1979-2013: Attorney in private practice[1][3]
Awards and associations
- Member, Jackson County Conservation Board
- Board member, Maquoketa Area Community Foundation
- Member, Iowa State Bar Association
- Member, Jackson County Bar Association
- Member, Clinton County Bar Association
- Member, Iowa Judges Association[3]
See also
- Iowa District Courts
- Iowa District Seven
- Cedar County, Iowa
- Clinton County, Iowa
- Jackson County, Iowa
- Muscatine County, Iowa
- Scott County, Iowa
External links
Footnotes
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
