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Susan Flaherty
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Susan Flaherty is a associate juvenile judge of Iowa District 6. She was appointed to this position in 1995. Flaherty was retained to another six-year term in the 2010 general election. She was retained again in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1][2]
Biography
Flaherty received an undergraduate degree from Loras College and a J.D. from the University of Iowa.[1]
She worked at the Linn County Attorney's Office from 1984 until her appointment to the bench in 1995.[1]
Elections
2016
Fifty-nine Iowa District Court judges sought retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3]
Susan Flaherty was retained in the Iowa District 6, District Court Associate Juvenile Judge Susan Flaherty Retention Election with 79.76% of the vote.
| Iowa District 6, District Court Associate Juvenile Judge Susan Flaherty Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Susan Flaherty | 79.76% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2010
Flaherty was retained on November 2, 2010, with 74.17 percent of the vote.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Six 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
