▁Education ▁ ▁Mans field ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁law ▁school ▁Mans field ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁Judge ▁Patrick ▁H ig gin both am ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁before ▁entering ▁private ▁practice . ▁After ▁law ▁school , ▁he ▁pract iced ▁in ▁Arizona . ▁He ▁then ▁pract iced ▁at ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁firm ▁Bel in ▁McC orm ick ▁P . C . ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Mans field ▁started ▁teaching ▁as ▁an ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁at ▁Dra ke ▁University . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Good will ▁Indust ries ▁of ▁Central ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁State ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Mans field ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Ch et ▁C ul ver ▁to ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Iowa ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ ▁Mans field ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁just ices ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Terry ▁Bran stad ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Iowa ▁vot ers ▁had ▁removed ▁all ▁three ▁just ices ▁seeking ▁re e lection ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁un anim ously ▁legal izing ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁Var