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James S. Heckerman
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James S. Heckerman is a judge of the Fourth District of Iowa. He was appointed to this position in 1996.[1] He was retained in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2020.[2]
Elections
2014
Heckerman was retained to the 4th District with 64.2 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Education
Heckerman received his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1972 and his J.D. from Creighton University in 1974.[1]
Career
Before becoming a district judge, Heckerman worked as a private practice lawyer, an assistant county attorney, and a public defender for Pottawattamie County. He was then appointed to the Fourth District in 1984 as a district associate judge.[1]
Awards and associations
- Member, Iowa Judges' Association[1]
See also
- Iowa District Four
- Iowa District Courts
- Audubon County, Iowa
- Cass County, Iowa
- Fremont County, Iowa
- Harrison County, Iowa
- Mills County, Iowa
- Montgomery County, Iowa
- Page County, Iowa
- Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Shelby County, Iowa
External links
Footnotes
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
