Linn County, Iowa (Judicial)
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The people of Linn County are served by District Six of the Iowa District Courts.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has jurisdiction in Linn County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
Judges
District Court
Iowa District Six
- Lars Anderson (Chief judge)
- Nancy A. Baumgartner
- Christopher L. Bruns
- Andrew Chappell
- Fae Hoover-Grinde
- Chad A. Kepros
- Justin Lightfoot
- Kevin McKeever
- Sean W. McPartland
- Paul Miller
- Valerie Clay
- Ian K. Thornhill
Associate judges:
- Jason Burns
- Susan Flaherty
- Casey D. Jones
- Russell Glen Keast
- Barbara H. Liesveld
- Deborah Farmer Minot
- Nicholas Scott
Senior judges:
- Denver D. Dillard
- Kristin Hibbs
- Sylvia A. Lewis
- Michael J. Newmeister
- David Remley
- Robert E. Sosalla
- Mitchell E. Turner
Magistrates
- Karen D. Egerton
- Cynthia S. Finley
- J.C. Fraker
- David E. Grinde
- Marty Hagge
- Ann Kuhter
- Robert J. Leinen
- Lorraine Machacek
- Robin L. O'Brien Licht
- James H. Martinek
- Anders J. Norgaard
- Lynn Rose
- Kandyce J. Smolik
- L. Jay Stein
- Nick Strittmatter
- Chad W. Thomas
- Rich Vander Mey[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa
State courts:
Iowa Supreme Court • Iowa Court of Appeals • Iowa district courts
State resources:
Courts in Iowa • Iowa judicial elections • Judicial selection in Iowa
Elections
- See also: Iowa judicial elections
Iowa is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in Iowa, click here.
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- Iowa local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Iowa judicial elections, 2014
- Iowa judicial elections, 2012
- Iowa judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Retention election
In Iowa's retention elections, voters are asked to decide whether a judge should remain in office. The judge is retained for a new term if a majority of voters answers with a "yes" vote. If the majority responds with a "no" vote, the judge is removed from the bench at the end of the term.[1]
Judges must file for retention at least 104 days prior to the election which precedes the end of their term. If a judge does not file a declaration of candidacy, the term will become vacant upon expiration.[2]
According to a brochure released by the Iowa Judicial Branch, the purpose of Iowa's retention elections is to evaluate the competency of judges, as opposed to the popularity of their individual rulings.[1]