Judge Fowler, Bettendorf, was appointed to the district court bench in July of 2018. He served as district associate judge from 2012 until his appointment to district court judge. He earned his BA degree from Augustana College in 1990, his MBA degree from Saint Ambrose University in 1997 and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in December 1999. From 2000 to 2002 he was in private practice, first at Califf & Harper P.C in Moline Illinois and then from January 2002 until his appointment to the bench he was in private practice at the Gomez May law firm in Davenport, Iowa. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association. Judge Fowler resides in Bettendorf, Iowa, is married and has three children.