Iowa voters can find information about the professional qualifications and background of every judge standing for retention in the November 5th general election on the Iowa Judicial Branch website.
The 2024 “Iowa Voter’s Judicial Directory” contains biographies of each judge on the ballot. These biographies include information about each judge’s background and education, career, and professional activities. The directory also contains information about Iowa’s judicial retention process, as well as factors voters may want to consider when deciding whether to retain a justice or judge.
After serving a full year on the bench, every justice and judge must stand for retention at the next general election and then near the end of each regular term of office. In a retention election, judges do not have opponents. Instead, voters decide whether to retain a judge based on the judge’s professional competency. If a judge receives a majority of “yes” votes, the judge may serve another full term.
For more information go to iowacourts.gov.
