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Anuradha Vaitheswaran
Anuradha Vaitheswaran was a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals. She assumed office in 1999.
Vaitheswaran ran for re-election for judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Vaitheswaran was first appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack in 1999.[1]
Education
Vaitheswaran received her undergraduate degree from Grinnell College. She then earned her master's degree in political science from the University of Iowa and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.[1]
Career
Vaitheswaran began her legal career as a law clerk to Iowa Supreme Court Justice Charles R. Wolle. Next, Vaitheswaran worked as an attorney for the Legal Services Corporation of Iowa and for the attorney general's office. She joined the Iowa Court of Appeals in 1999.[1]
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
|
652,687 | ||
No |
30.0
|
279,208 | |||
Total Votes |
931,895 | ||||
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Selection method
Judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals are appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission. When a vacancy occurs, the commission submits a list of three potential nominees to the governor, who appoints one to serve as judge. Newly appointed judges serve for one year after their appointment; they must then compete in a yes-no retention election (occurring during the regularly scheduled general election) if they wish to continue serving.[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]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the Iowa court of appeals is selected by peer vote and serves for a two-year term.
2012
Vaitheswaran was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 69.86 percent of the vote.[4][5]
- See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2012
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals, "Judge Anuradha Vaitheswaran," accessed May 30, 2015
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Iowa," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Legislative Services Agency, "Judicial Retirement System," July 2013
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results: Court of Appeals," accessed May 30, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention 2012," accessed May 30, 2015
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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
