Richard H. Davidson

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Richard H. Davidson

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Iowa District Court 4 District Judge
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Appointed

2009

Education

Bachelor's

Drake University

Law

Drake University


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

See also: Iowa local trial court judicial 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
Green check mark transparent.pngRichard H. Davidson65.77%
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]

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