Bruce M. Snell Jr. (August 18, 1929 – December 20, 2019) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1987 to 2001. Snell was born in

Ida Grove, Iowa Ida Grove is a city in Ida County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,051 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Ida County. History Founded in 1871, the town now known as "Old Ida Grove" was located on the north side of ...

. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Grinnell College in 1951, and then served in the United States Army. He received a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1956, and was a law clerk to Judge

Henry Norman Graven Henry Norman Graven (June 1, 1893 – February 1, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Education and career Born in St. James, Minnesota, Graven served as a United Stat ...

of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (in case citations, N.D. Iowa) has jurisdiction over fifty-two of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. It is subject to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (except for patent claims and ...

. Snell moved to New York City to practice law, later returning to Iowa and serving as assistant

Iowa Attorney General The Attorney General of Iowa is the chief legal officer of the State of Iowa, United States. The office was created February 9, 1853. The Office of the Attorney General is housed in the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines; the attorney gen ...

. He practiced law in Ida Grove until 1976, when he was appointed to the

Iowa Court of Appeals The Iowa Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court of the state of Iowa. Its purpose is to review appeals from trial court decisions which are referred to the court by the Iowa Supreme Court. The court decides the vast majority of ...

, where he remained until his appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court. He was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from October 8, 1987, to August 18, 2001.

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* 1929 births 2019 deaths Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court 20th-century American judges {{Iowa-state-judge-stub