Judge Seidlin, Clive, was appointed as a District Court Judge in November, 2018, after serving as a District Associate Judge since August, 2013. Before that, he served as a Polk County Magistrate for 8 years. Originally from Rockford, Illinois, Judge Seidlin attended Drake University where he received his undergraduate degree in 1982, and his law degree in 1985. He was in private practice for 28 years before taking the District Associate bench in 2013. Judge Seidl in is a member of the Polk County and Iowa Bar Associations, as well as the C. Edwin Moore and Lincoln Inns of Court. He is married and has two adult children.