Edward Joseph McManus
| Edward Joseph McManus | |
|---|---|
 McManus in 1959 | |
| Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa | |
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In office 1962–1985 (chief judge) 1985–present (senior judge) | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
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In office 1959 – 1961 | |
| Governor | Herschel C. Loveless |
| Preceded by | William H. Nicholas |
| Succeeded by | W. L. Mooty |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 9, 1920 Keokuk, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician, judge |
Edward Joseph McManus (born February 9, 1920) served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and has served as a United States federal judge for over 50 years.[1]
Biography
Born in Keokuk, Iowa, McManus received a B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1940 and a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1942. He was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Keokuk from 1946 to 1962, serving as Keokuk City Attorney for the first nine of those years. He was elected to the Iowa Senate as a Democrat in 1954, serving from 1955 to 1959. In 1958 he was elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, a position he held from 1959 to 1961 serving under Governor Herschel C. Loveless. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa in 1960, losing to Norman A. Erbe in November 1960. He was a president of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Keokuk from 1955 to 1962 and a president of 1001 Corporation in Keokuk from 1960 to 1962.
McManus was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on June 23, 1962 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated when Judge Henry N. Graven assumed senior status. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 13, 1962, and received his commission on July 16, 1962. He had not lived in the Northern District until this appointment, and thus needed to relocate from Keokuk (in Iowa's far southeastern county) to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He served as chief judge of the Northern District of Iowa from 1962 to 1985. He assumed senior status on February 9, 1985. No federal district court judge in Iowa history has served for a longer period on the bench than McManus. McManus is the longest serving living federal judge.
Notes
Sources
- Edward Joseph McManus at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William H. Nicholas |
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1959–1961 |
Succeeded by W. L. Mooty |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Henry Norman Graven |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 1962–1985 |
Succeeded by David R. Hansen |
