Valerie Clay
2021 - Present
2022
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Valerie Clay is a judge of the Iowa District Court 6. Clay assumed office in 2021. Clay's term ended in 2022.
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She was appointed to the court on September 22, 2021 by Governor Kim Reynolds to replace Mitchell E. Turner.[1]
Biography
Education
Clay earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Iowa and her law degree at the University of Maryland School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to serving as a judge, Clay was an assistant attorney general in Linn County's Child Support Recovery Unit for seven years. She also previously worked as an assistant attorney in Linn County's juvenile division for three years and as assistant prosecutor in Linn County's criminal division for six years. Clay worked at a bankruptcy trustee office for five years. She also previously served as a residential substance abuse counselor for the Maryland Department of Corrections.[2]
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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
