
Edward Mansfield is a judge of the Iowa Supreme Court. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on December 31, 2028. Mansfield ran for re-election for judge of the Iowa Supreme Court. He won in the retention election on November 3, 2020. Mansfield first became a member of the court by appointment. He was appointed by Republican Governor Terry Branstad in 2011. Mansfield, Thomas Waterman, and Bruce B. Zager were all appointed after three former justices lost their retention elections following a 2009 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa. Prior to his appointment to the state supreme court, Mansfield served on the Iowa Court of Appeals from 2009 to 2011.