Anuradha Vaitheswaran is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the court by Governor Tom Vilsack in 1999.

Early life and education

Vaitheswaran was born in Hyderabad, India, and raised in

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and north ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College, a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Iowa, and a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Career

Vaitheswaran served as a law clerk for Judge

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during his time as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. Vaitheswaran also worked for the Legal Services Corporation of Iowa and the Office of the Iowa Attorney General. She was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals by Governor Tom Vilsack in 1999. Vaitheswaran was an Institute of Judicial Administration summer fellow at the New York University School of Law during the 2007–2008 year. She has published articles on administrative law.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaitheswaran, Anuradha Living people American jurists of Indian descent People from Hyderabad, India People from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Grinnell College alumni University of Iowa alumni University of Iowa College of Law Year of birth missing (living people)