Romonda Belcher-Ford

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Romonda Belcher-Ford

Iowa District Court 5C

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Howard University

Law

Drake Law School

Romonda Belcher-Ford is an associate judge on the Fifth District Court in Iowa. She was appointed to this position in August 2010. Belcher-Ford is the first female African-American judge in the state of Iowa. Her current term expires in 2018.

Education

Belcher-Ford received her undergraduate degree from Howard University and her J.D. from Drake Law School.

Career

Prior to her appointment, Belcher-Ford worked for fifteen years in the Polk County attorney's office.

2012 election

Belcher-Ford was retained in the general election on November 6, winning 76.53% of the vote.

See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2012

See also

• Iowa District Courts

External links

• DesMoinesRegister.com, "Iowa has first black female judge," August 21, 2010