Background
II, Joseph Samuel Cortese, was born on August 17, 1955 in Des Moines. Son of Joseph Anthony and Kathryn Mary (Marasco) C.
II, Joseph Samuel Cortese, was born on August 17, 1955 in Des Moines. Son of Joseph Anthony and Kathryn Mary (Marasco) C.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). Creighton University and Drake University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta.
Working as a partner of Jones, HOFFMANN & HUBER. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Iowa and United States. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Ordained permanent deacon Diocese Des Moines Roman Catholic Church, Iowa, 1997. Member American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Iowa State Bar Association, Polk County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association.
Married Diane Caniglia, August 5, 1978. Children: Joseph Cortese III, James David Cortese, Kathryn Elizabeth Bisanti.