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William C. Ostlund
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William C. Ostlund was a district court judge of District 2B of Iowa. He was appointed to this position in 1994.[1] He was retained in 2014 for a term that would expire on December 31, 2020.[2] He retired on April 5, 2019 upon reaching the state's mandatory retirement age of 72.[3]
Ostlund passed away on January 29, 2020.[3]
Elections
2014
Ostlund was retained to the 2B District Court with 72.5 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Education
Ostlund received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1972.[1]
Career
Ostlund clerked for Justice Warren Rees of the Iowa Supreme Court before becoming a private practice lawyer. He worked as a lawyer, judicial magistrate, and juvenile referee until his judicial appointment in 1994.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Two Judges and Magistrates," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Green County News Online, "William C. Ostlund, 1947 – 2020," accessed July 12, 2022
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
