Leon John Degnan

Background

Degnan, Leon John was born on July 10, 1914 in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. Son of John Joseph and Anna Josephine (Nigg) Degnan.

Education

Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1936; Juris Doctor, U. Iowa, 1941.

Career

Private practice, Guttenberg, 1945-1974; district judge, 1st Judicial District State of Iowa, 1974-1986; senior district judge, 1st Judicial District State of Iowa, 1986-1992; mediation and arbitration judge, State of Iowa, since 1993. Consultant mediation and arbitration in field, since 1993. County attorney ClaytonCounty, Iowa, 1946-1947.

Achievements

• Leon John Degnan has been listed as a reputable Judicial consultant, judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1941-1945, PTO, 1950-1952, Korea, law officer military courts martial. Member American Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, National College Probate Judges (state representative), Iowa Judges Association, Iowa Academy Trial Lawyers, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, American Legion (past commander), Rotary (past president), KC (past grand knight).

Connections

Married Kay E. Eckart, July 26, 1945. Children: Jane K. Martin, Pamela Luise.

Father:

John Joseph Degnan

Mother:

Anna Josephine (Nigg) Degnan

Spouse:

Kay E. Eckart

child:

Jane K. Martin Degnan

child:

Pamela Luise Degnan