Walter Ward Reynoldson (May 17, 1920 – March 28, 2016) was an American lawyer and judge. Born in

St. Edward, Nebraska St. Edward or Saint Edward is a city in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 725 at the 2020 census. History St. Edward was founded in 1871. An early variant name was "Waterville". A post office called Waterville was establ ...

, Reynoldson graduated from

Wayne State College Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal Co ...

, in

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, in 1942 and then served in the U.S. Navy during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He received his law degree in 1948, from the University of Iowa College of Law. Reynoldson practiced law in Osceola, Iowa. Reynoldson served as Justice of the

Iowa Supreme Court The Iowa Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Iowa. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The Court holds its regular sessions in Des Moines in the Iowa Judicial Branch Building located at 1111 E ...

from May 1, 1971, until his retirement on October 1, 1987, appointed from

Clarke County, Iowa Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,748. The county seat is Osceola. The county was formed in January 1846, one of twelve counties established by legislative action in a compr ...

. From August 3, 1978, until his retirement, he served as chief justice. In that role, he facilitated a pilot program to allow

cameras in the courtroom Courtroom photographing, videotaping and broadcasting is restricted in many jurisdictions. The law varies from limited film and electronic media coverage in some countries, to a complete ban in others. United States In the US, photography and br ...

.Trish Mehaffy,
Iowa Supreme Court Justice talks about revision to media coverage rules
, ''The Gazette'' (March 6, 2014).

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