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Richard Doyle
Prior offices:
Iowa Court of Appeals
Years in office: 2008 - 2021
Education
Bachelor's
Drake University, 1971
Law
Drake University Law School, 1976
Contact


Richard H. Doyle is a former judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Chet Culver on August 12, 2008.[1][2] Doyle was retained by voters on November 2, 2010, and again on November 8, 2016. [3]

Doyle retired from the court on August 7, 2021.[4]

Education

Doyle received his bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1971 and then served in the U.S. Army for two years before attending law school. He earned his J.D. from Drake University Law School in 1976.[1]

Career

  • 2008 - 2021: Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals
  • 1977-2008: Attorney in private practice
  • 1976: Assistant attorney general, Criminal Appeals Division, Iowa Department of Justice[1]

Awards and associations

  • Polk County Bar Association
  • Iowa State Bar Association
  • Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Iowa Judges Association[1]

Elections

2016

Judge Doyle filed to stand for retention in 2016.[5]

Election results

November 8 general election

Richard Doyle was retained in the Iowa Court of Appeals, Doyle's seat election with 70.11% of the vote.

Iowa Court of Appeals, Doyle's seat, 2016
Name Yes votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Doyle70.11%
Source: Iowa Secretary of State Official Results

2010

Doyle was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 2, 2010, with 62.75 percent of the vote.[3]

Main article: Iowa judicial elections, 2010

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See also

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