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Richard H. Davidson
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Richard H. Davidson is a district judge of Iowa District 4. He was appointed to this position in 2009. Davidson was retained to a full six-year term in the 2010 general election. He was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1][2]
Biography
Davidson received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Drake University in 1981 and 1984, respectively.[1]
Davidson began his career as a trial attorney for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. From 1986 to 1991, he worked for the law firm Wright and Talisman. He then went into practice with Bailey and Davidson (subsequently known as the Davidson Law Firm) in Clarinda. From 2001 until his appointment in 2009, Davidson served as Page County attorney.[1]
Elections
2016
Fifty-nine Iowa District Court judges sought retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3]
Richard H. Davidson was retained in the Iowa District 4, District Court Judge Richard H. Davidson Retention Election with 65.77% of the vote.
| Iowa District 4, District Court Judge Richard H. Davidson Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Richard H. Davidson | 65.77% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2010
Davidson was retained on November 2, 2010, with 56.83 percent of the vote.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Four 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
