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Ian K. Thornhill
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Ian K. Thornhill is a district judge of Iowa District 6. He was appointed to this position in 2009. Thornhill was retained to a full six-year term in the 2010 general election. He was retained again in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1][2]
Biography
Thornhill earned his B.B.A., M.B.A., and J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1989, 1991, and 1998, respectively.[1]
Before joining the bench, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 2002 to 2009. Thornhill was also an active duty attorney for the U.S. Navy from 1998 to 2002 then a reserve attorney. He deployed to Iraq from November 2007 to May 2008 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[1]
Elections
2016
Fifty-nine Iowa District Court judges sought retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3]
Ian K. Thornhill was retained in the Iowa District 6, District Court Judge Ian K. Thornhill Retention Election with 75.57% of the vote.
| Iowa District 6, District Court Judge Ian K. Thornhill Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Ian K. Thornhill | 75.57% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2010
Thornhill was retained on November 2, 2010, with 70.18 percent of the vote.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Six Judges and Magistrates," accessed September 15, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Official Results Report," November 29, 2010
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 1, 2016
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
