Background
Spies, Leon F. was born on October 8, 1950 in Blue Grass, Iowa, United States.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Leon F. SPIES
Edit ProfileEducation
University of Iowa (Bachelor of Business Administration, with distinction, 1972. Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1975). Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Judicial Magistrate, Sixth Judicial District of Iowa, 1978-1983.
Career
Worked at Mellon & Spies (Iowa City, Iowa) specializing in Criminal Law, Civil Trial, Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Iowa, United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa and United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1987, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Judicial Magistrate, Sixth Judicial District of Iowa, 1978-1983. Member: Johnson County (Secretary, 1979-1981), Iowa State (Member, Committees on: Iowa Jury Instructions and Criminal Law, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Committees on: Ethics and Professionalism.
Trial Evidence; Trial Practice.
Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Judicature Society. American Inns of Court (Master.
President, Dean Mason Ladd Inn, 1995-1996).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Johnson County (Secretary, 1979-1981), Iowa State (Member, Committees on: Iowa Jury Instructions and Criminal Law, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Committees on: Ethics and Professionalism. Trial Evidence; Trial Practice. Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations.
Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Judicature Society. American Inns of Court (Master.
President, Dean Mason Ladd Inn, 1995-1996).
Fellow, Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Judicature Society.
American Inns of Court (Master. President, Dean Mason Ladd Inn, 1995-1996).
