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Dana Oxley
Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
Background: Oxley obtained a B.A. in accounting from the University of Northern Iowa in 1990. She received a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she was Order of the Coif, in 1998.
At a glance
- Court
- Iowa Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Not listed
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kim Reynolds (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- February 24, 2020
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Northern Iowa, 1990
- Law: University of Iowa College of Law, 1998
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Attorney
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Dana Oxley’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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