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Iowa Judicial Branch New Hires (June 2021-December 2021)
Director of Language Access Services Chris Kunej
November 4, 2021
Chris is a certified Bosnian/Croatian interpreter who has been serving as the Language Access Manager for the King County Superior (general jurisdiction) Courts in Seattle, WA, where he has helped schedule and manage court interpreter assignments (an average of more than 150 interpreted events per day) for more than 60 judges. After completing high school in San Marcos, CA, Chris obtained a college degree from the University of Zagreb in Croatia. He has served as a court and medical interpreter in numerous states and as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University. In 2013, he receive the Utah Governor's Award for Excellence.
District Court Judge James Daane
August 24, 2021
Judge Daane was appointed to the bench in July 2021. A native of Sturgis, South Dakota, he received his undergraduate degree in 1982 and his Juris Doctorate in 1985, both from the University of South Dakota
District Court Judge Stacy Ritchie
October 1, 2021
Judge Ritchie was appointed to the bench in October 2021.
District Court Judge Valerie Clay
October 22, 2021
Judge Clay was appointed to the bench in October 2021.
District Associate Judge Hiedi Carmer
August 1, 2021
Judge Carmer was appointed to the bench in August 2021. She graduated from Cornell College in 1998 and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2002.
District Associate Judge Michelle Wagner
September 24, 2021
Judge Wagner was appointed to the bench in September 2021.
District Associate Judge Erica Crisp
October 1, 2021
Judge Crisp as appointed to the bench in October 2021.
District Associate Judge Shawna Ditsworth
November 12, 2021
Judge Ditsworth was appointed to the bench in November 2021. She received her undergraduate degree from Buena Vista University in 1999 and completed her Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law in 2003.
Magistrate Natalia Blaskovich
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Gina Burress
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Paul Caligiuri
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Catherine Cartee
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Timothy Farmer
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Peter Gierut
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Molly Joly
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Peter Lahn
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Adnan Mahmutagic
August 1, 2021
Magistrate John Martin
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Daniel Rockhold
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Ashley Sparks
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Keith Tucker
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Kimberly Voss-Orr
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Jennie Wilson-Moore
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Brian Wright
August 1, 2021
Magistrate Ryan Beckenbaugh
September 3, 2021
Magistrate Jay Sommers
October 18, 2021
Iowa Judicial Branch Departures (June 2021-December 2021)
Deputy State Court Administrator John Goerdt
December 30, 2021
Director of Human Resources Todd Sadler
August 20, 2021
Court of Appeals Judge Richard Doyle
August 7, 2021
Judge Doyle, Des Moines, was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2008. He was born in Elgin, Illinois, and raised in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. He received his bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1971.
Chief District Court Judge Duane Hoffmeyer
August 5, 2021
Judge Hoffmeyer, Sioux City, was appointed to the bench in January 2001 and appointed to serve as chief judge January 1, 2008. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1979 and his law degree from Creighton Law School in 1982.
Senior Judge Timothy O'Grady
October 15, 2021
District Court Judge Mark Cleve
August 26, 2021
Judge Cleve, Davenport, was appointed to the bench in 1998. He was born in Davenport, Iowa. He received both his undergraduate and law education from the University of Iowa.
District Court Judge Richard Clogg
September 5, 2021
Judge Clogg, Indianola, was appointed as a District Court Judge in 2012. Judge Clogg received his bachelor's degree from Simpson College in 1971 and his law degree from Drake University in 1974.
District Court Judge Mitchell Turner
September 30, 2021
Judge Turner, Cedar Rapids, was appointed to the district court bench in 2005. He attended the University of Minnesota and received his bachelor's degree in 1976. He earned his law degree from The University of Iowa in 1979.
District Associate Judge David Larson
November 11, 2021
Judge Larson received his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and graduated from Creighton School of Law. He spent 17 years in private practice and served as an alternate district associate judge from 1983-1998 prior to being appointed as a full-time district associate judge in 1998.
Magistrate Gary Englin
July 31, 2021
Magistrate David Erickson
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Thomas Graves
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Joseline Greenley
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Darrin Hamilton
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Angela Hartley
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Jessica Henry
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Mary Perkins
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Lorraine Machacek
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Daniel McClean
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Adam Miller
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Anne Quail
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Theresa Rachel
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Annie Reynolds
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Donna Schauer
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Daniel Tungesvik
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Bert Watson
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Larry Woods
July 31, 2021
Magistrate Lyle Mayberry Jr.
August 5, 2021
Magistrate Richard Vander Mey
August 6, 2021
Magistrate Robert Leinen
August 20, 2021
Magistrate Robert Mahan
August 31, 2021
Magistrate Jon Martin
November 11, 2021