Richard D. Stochl
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Richard D. Stochl is a district judge of District 1B court of Iowa. He was appointed to this position in 2007 and won retention to the seat in the 2010 general election. Stochl was retained again in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Stochl received his undergraduate degree from the Western Illinois University (1986) and his law degree from the University of Iowa (1989). He was licensed to practice law in Iowa on September 19, 1989. Stochl worked as a partner of a law firm in northeast Iowa for more than 18 years prior to his judicial appointment. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Iowa Judges Association, and Chickasaw County Bar Association. As of September 2, 2016, there was no record of disciplinary orders against Stochl from the Iowa Judicial Branch Office of Professional Regulation..[1][2]
Elections
2016
Fifty-nine Iowa District Court judges sought retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3]
Richard D. Stochl was retained in the Iowa District 1B, District Court Judge Richard D. Stochl Retention Election with 73.23% of the vote.
| Iowa District 1B, District Court Judge Richard D. Stochl Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Richard D. Stochl | 73.23% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
Stochl was retained on November 2, 2010 with 67.61% of the vote.[4][5]
- Main article: Iowa judicial elections, 2010
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Judicial Branch, "District One Judges and Magistrates," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Judicial Branch Office of Professional Regulation, "Search Lawyers Licensed in Iowa," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection - ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, Judges Standing for Retention, November 2, 2010 General Election
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
