New Judges appointed to Districts 2A and 5A
September 19, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa: Gov. Culver appointed two new District Court judges: Rustin Davenport to District 2A and Terry Rickers to District 5A.
Davenport is a private practice lawyer in Mason City He received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1985. After school, he worked as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge David Hansen until 1988. He then joined the Devries Law firm (now known as Devries, Price & Davenport), where he later became a partner and continues to practice. He will replace the retiring Judge John S. Mackey on the 2A Judicial District.
Rickers practices law with the firm of Matthias, Campbell, Tyler, Nuzum & Rickers. Rickers received his law degree from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1986. After school, he joined the Brierly Law Office, where he worked until 1992. He then joined the firm then-called Matthias, Tyler, Nuzum & Gretta, where he later became a partner and continues to practice. He has also served as a 5th District Judicial Magistrate since 2005. He will replace retiring Judge Peter A. Keller on the 5A Judicial District.[1]
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