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Odell McGhee II
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Odell McGhee, II is a district associate judge of Iowa District 5C. He was appointed to this position in 2002. McGhee was retained to another six-year term in the 2010 general election. He was retained again in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1][2]
Biography
McGhee earned an undergraduate degree from Cornell College in 1974 and a J.D. from Drake University in 1977.[1]
Prior to his appointment in 2002, he worked for the Iowa Commission of the Aging and the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality. He has also served in the Polk County Attorney's Office ffice.[1]
Elections
2016
Fifty-nine Iowa District Court judges sought retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3]
Odell McGhee II was retained in the Iowa District 5C, District Court Associate Judge Odell McGhee II Retention Election with 72.24% of the vote.
| Iowa District 5C, District Court Associate Judge Odell McGhee II Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Odell McGhee II | 72.24% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2010
McGhee was retained on November 2, 2010, with 68.47 percent of the vote.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Five 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
