[1] He then graduated Order of the Coif in the top five percent of his class from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1984.
[4] Waterman was ranked in Band 1 for commercial litigation by Chambers and Partners and was also recognized by The Best Lawyers in America.
[1] He was also a member of the Iowa State Judicial Nominating Commission and the American College of Trial Lawyers.
In November 2010, Iowa voters had removed all three justices seeking reelection in response to the court unanimously legalizing same-sex marriage in Varnum v.
[6] In 2019, Waterman spoke with state Representative Steven Holt, the floor manager of a bill to modify procedures for choosing judges and the chief justice's term.