Background
Critelli, Lylea May Dodson was born on May 12, 1956 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Lyle F. and Dorothy M. (Bray) D.
Critelli, Lylea May Dodson was born on May 12, 1956 in Ottawa, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Lyle F. and Dorothy M. (Bray) D.
Illinois Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1978). Drake University (Juris Doctor, 1981). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice, 1980).
Member, Board of Directors, 1985 and Treasurer, 1986, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa.
Working as a partner of MCCARTHY. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Iowa, United States. District Court, Southern District of Iowa and United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1982, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Iowa. 1985, United States. Supreme Court.
Co-coach mock trial team Lincoln High School, Des Moines, 1983-1987. Board counselors Drake U. Law School, 1991-1993, Iowa Supreme Court Commision on theUnauthorized Practice of Law, 1991-1992. Member American Bar Association (executive county young lawyers division, district 19 representative 1987-1988, executive county coordinator 1988-1989), Iowa Bar Association (public relations committee since 1997, exec.coun. young lawyers section 1983-1991, secretary 1987-1988, co-chairman seminar 1984-1986, president 1989-1990, Board of Governors 1987-1990), Polk County Bar Association (chairman special projects 1991-1992, Federal Bar Association (secretary 1989-1990), American Inns of Court (bencher since 1997). F C.
Married Nicholas Critelli, May 27, 1984.