Daryl Hecht
Daryl Hecht was a justice on the Iowa Supreme Court. Governor Tom Vilsack (D) appointed Hecht to the bench in 2006 to succeed Justice Louis Lavorato. Hecht was retained in 2008 and again in 2016.[1]
Hecht retired December 13, 2018.[2] To learn more about this vacancy, click here.
Education
Hecht received his B.A. from Morningside College in 1974 and his J.D. in 1977 from the University of South Dakota School of Law. He also received his LL.M. from the University of Virginia Law School in 2004.[1]
Career
- 2006-2018: Justice, Iowa Supreme Court
- 1999-2006: Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals
- 1977-1999: Attorney in private practice[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Past president, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
- Former member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Home and Family Services
- Former member, Morningside College Alumni Association
- Former member, Woodbury County Judicial Magistate Nominating Commission
- Former member, Woodbury County Compensation Commission
- Former chair, Supreme Court Task Force for Civil Justice Reform[3][1]
Elections
2016
Justice Hecht was retained in 2016.[4]
Election results
November 8 general election
Daryl Hecht was retained in the Iowa Supreme Court election with 64.08% of the vote.
| Iowa Supreme Court, Hecht's seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Daryl Hecht | 64.08% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State Official Results | ||
2008
Hecht was retained to the supreme court with 71.7 percent of the vote.[5]
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Hecht received a campaign finance score of -0.83, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of 0.21 that justices received in Iowa.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Iowa Judicial Branch, "Iowa Supreme Court"
- On Point News, "Wind Gusts Make Homeowners Liable for Auto Accident," November 15, 2009
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Iowa Judicial Branch, "Justice Daryl L. Hecht," accessed July 29, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Judicial Branch, "Justice Daryl Hecht to Resign," November 16, 2018
- ↑ Iowa Judicial Branch, "News Release, Supreme Court Task Force to Consider Reform of Iowa's Civil Justice System," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention," July 27, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2008 Genera Election Results"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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
