William Eads
William Eads was a judge of the Sixth District of Iowa. Governor Harold Hughes appointed him to this court in 1963. He retired in 2000, becoming one of the longest serving district judges in Iowa at the time. He took senior status upon retirement. Eads died on August 8, 2013.[1][2]
Education
Eads was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He received his undergraduate degree in political science and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1951 and 1957, respectively. He also served in the U.S. Army, stationed in France from 1952 to 1953. He was married and had two children and four grandchildren.[1][3]
Career
- 2000-2013: Senior Judge, Sixth District
- 1999-2000: Chief Judge, Sixth District
- 1979-1985: Chief Judge, Sixth District
- 1963-2000: Judge, Sixth District
- 1959-1963: Assistant City Attorney, Cedar Rapids
- 1957-1959: Attorney, Franken, Keyes, Crawford, and Bradley & Kudart, Eads and Fulton[1][3]
Awards and associations
- 1985: President, Iowa Judges Association
- Board member, YMCA[3]
Noteworthy cases
Deep Throat censorship
Judge Eads ruled a Marion, Iowa theater could not show the adult movie Deep Throat or similar films, deciding the film constituted a nuisance under Iowa law. The Iowa Supreme Court later overturned his ruling.[3][4]
See also
- Iowa District Courts
- Iowa District Six
- Benton County, Iowa
- Iowa County, Iowa
- Johnson County, Iowa
- Jones County, Iowa
- Linn County, Iowa
- Tama County, Iowa
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge of the Sixth District Court Scroll to "Senior Judge, William Eads..."
- ↑ The Gazette, "Judge William Eads of Cedar Rapids dies," August 8, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Gazette, "Timeline for Judge William Eads," August 8, 2013
- ↑ 367 NDD INC. v. Faches, 367 F. Supp. 465 - Dist. Court, ND Iowa 1973
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
