David Zent

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David M. Zent

Nonpartisan

Allen County Superior Court Criminal Division No. 6

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Appointed

2018

Education

Bachelor's

Indiana University

Law

University of Dayton

David M. Zent is a judge of the Allen County Superior Court Criminal Division No. 6 in Indiana. Zent assumed office on January 1, 2019. Zent's current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Zent ran for re-election for judge of the Allen County Superior Court Criminal Division No. 6 in Indiana. Zent won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) appointed Zent to the position to succeed Judge John F. Surbeck Jr.

Zent was a magistrate judge for the Allen County Superior Court from 2015 to 2018.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Allen County, Indiana (2020)

General election

General election for Allen County Superior Court Criminal Division No. 6

Incumbent David M. Zent won election in the general election for Allen County Superior Court Criminal Division No. 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David M. Zent (Nonpartisan)	100.0	106,268

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2020

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Education

Zent received a B.A. from Indiana University. He obtained a J.D. from the University of Dayton.

Career

Zent served as a magistrate judge in the Allen County Superior Court from 2015 to 2018. He previously worked in private practice and in the Allen County Public Defender’s Office, the Federal Public Defender’s Office, and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.

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