Candidates for State Appellate Court Justice - Retention
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for State Appellate Court Justice - Retention.
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- View profileThomas BowerNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2027
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Mary Ellen TaborNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2030 - View profileTyler J. BullerNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2030
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Mary Elizabeth ChicchellyNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2030 - View profileGina BaddingNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2028
- View profilePaul AhlersNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2028
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Sharon Soorholtz GreerNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2027 - View profile
Julie Ann SchumacherNonpartisan · Current term 2021 to 2027 - View profileSamuel LangholzNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2030
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About State Appellate Court Justice - Retention
About this position
- Office level
- State
- Election frequency
- Every 6 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for State Appellate Court Justice - Retention
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
All judges except judicial magistrates must be lawyers admitted to practice law in Iowa. They must also be a resident of the state, district, or county to which they are appointed. Nominees must be of an age such that they can serve a full term of office before reaching age 72.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Iowa Secretary of State's office.
- Where to file
- First Floor, Lucas Building, 321 E. 12th St., Des Moines, IA 50319
- Filing phone
- 515-281-0145
- Step 3
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