Iowa intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
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| 2020 Election Dates | |
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| Deadline to file candidacy | |
| July 27, 2020 | |
| General election | |
| November 3, 2020 | |
| 2020 State Judicial Elections | |
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The terms of four Iowa Court of Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The four seats were up for retention election on November 3, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Iowa modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot application forms were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and results
Bower's seat
Iowa Court of Appeals
Thomas N. Bower was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 73.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
73.4
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817,409 | ||
No |
26.6
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295,628 | |||
Total Votes |
1,113,037 | ||||
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May's seat
Iowa Court of Appeals
David May was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 73.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
73.2
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812,162 | ||
No |
26.8
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297,854 | |||
Total Votes |
1,110,016 | ||||
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Schumacher's seat
Iowa Court of Appeals
Julie Schumacher was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 76.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
76.2
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856,450 | ||
No |
23.8
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267,699 | |||
Total Votes |
1,124,149 | ||||
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Greer's seat
Iowa Court of Appeals
Sharon Soorholtz Greer was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020 with 74.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
74.2
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825,999 | ||
No |
25.8
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287,186 | |||
Total Votes |
1,113,185 | ||||
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Past elections
2018
Iowa Court of Appeals
Anuradha Vaitheswaran was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 70.0% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
70.0
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652,687 | ||
No |
30.0
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279,208 | |||
Total Votes |
931,895 | ||||
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Iowa Court of Appeals
Michael R. Mullins was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 75.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.2
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707,853 | ||
No |
24.8
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232,844 | |||
Total Votes |
940,697 | ||||
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Iowa Court of Appeals
Mary Tabor was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 76.1% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
76.1
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720,549 | ||
No |
23.9
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225,736 | |||
Total Votes |
946,285 | ||||
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2016Richard Doyle was retained in the Iowa Court of Appeals, Doyle's seat election with 70.11% of the vote.
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Selection
- See also: Judicial selection in Iowa
Judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals are appointed by the governor for an initial one-year term from a list of nominees put together by the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission. After this initial term, which lasts for one year and then until December 31 following the next judicial election, the judge faces a yes-no retention election (occurring during the regularly scheduled general election) if he or she wishes to continue serving. If retained, a judge will serve a six-year term.[1] The mandatory retirement age in Iowa is 72, after which some judges go on senior status.
The judges elect the chief judge from among themselves every two years. The chief judge functions as the administrative head of the court.[2]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:
- licensed to practice law in Iowa;
- a resident of the state of Iowa;
- a member of the Iowa State Bar; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement at 72 is mandatory, though older judges may apply to become a senior judge. Senior judges must work a minimum of 13 weeks a year and are to receive a monthly retirement annuity and an annual stipend. They must retire at age 78 (or 80, if reappointed by the supreme court for additional one-year terms).[3][4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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
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