Mark Cady

Mark Cady (July 12, 1953 – November 15, 2019) was an Independent American jurist. He was on the Iowa Supreme Court from 1998 to 2019. From 2011 to 2019, he was the chief justice of the court. He was the author of the court’s opinion in Varnum v. Brien, which legalized same-sex marriage in Iowa. Cady was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. 

Cady died on November 15, 2019 from a heart attack in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 66.

References

Other websites
Iowa Judicial Branch page for Mark S. Cady 
Ballotpedia Profile
Votesmart Profile

Category:1953 births
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Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:American judges
Category:Politicians from South Dakota
Category:Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
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