Matthew McDermott

Matthew McDermott
Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 3, 2020
Appointed byKim Reynolds
Preceded byDavid Wiggins
Personal details
Born
Matthew Charles McDermott

(1977-11-22) November 22, 1977 (age 46)
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Matthew Charles McDermott (born November 22, 1977) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Iowa Supreme Court since 2020.[1]

In 2024, he wrote the majority ruling on the Iowa Supreme Court that implemented a six-week abortion ban.[2] McDermott wrote that the abortion ban was "rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest in protecting unborn life."[3]

  1. ^ Sahouri, Andrea May. "'Astute lawyer with deep Iowa roots': Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints Matthew McDermott to Iowa Supreme Court". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. ^ "US abortion: Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law". BBC News. 2024.
  3. ^ "US abortion: Iowa's top court upholds six-week abortion ban law". BBC News. 2024.