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<APIWidget where="person.id = '74564'" template="Polinfobox" />{{Tnr}}'''Joel D. Novak''' was a judge of [[Iowa District Five|District 5C]] of [[Iowa]].  He was appointed to this position in [[C1979|1979]].<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.iowacourts.gov/District_Courts/District_Five/Judges_and_Magistrates/ Judges of the Fifth District Court] ''Scroll to "District Court Judge, Joel D. Novak..."''</ref>  He was [[retention election|retained]] on [[C2010#November|November 2, 2010]].<ref name=election>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.iowaelectionresults.gov/ Iowa 2010 Unofficial General Election Results]</ref><ref>[[Iowa Court of Appeals]]</ref> On [[C2011#September|September 6, 2011]], he retired and assumed [[senior status]].<ref>[http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/08/11/polks-judicial-nominating-commission-picks-finalists-to-replace-judge-novak/ ''DesMoinesRegister.com'', "Polk’s Judicial Nominating Commission picks finalists to replace Judge Novak," August 11, 2011]</ref>
<BPW widget='profile/infobox' person='74564'/>{{Tnr}}'''Joel D. Novak''' was a judge of [[Iowa District Five|District 5C]] of [[Iowa]].  He was appointed to this position in [[C1979|1979]].<ref name=bio>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.iowacourts.gov/District_Courts/District_Five/Judges_and_Magistrates/ Judges of the Fifth District Court] ''Scroll to "District Court Judge, Joel D. Novak..."''</ref>  He was [[retention election|retained]] on [[C2010#November|November 2, 2010]].<ref name=election>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.iowaelectionresults.gov/ Iowa 2010 Unofficial General Election Results]</ref><ref>[[Iowa Court of Appeals]]</ref> On [[C2011#September|September 6, 2011]], he retired and assumed [[senior status]].<ref>[http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/08/11/polks-judicial-nominating-commission-picks-finalists-to-replace-judge-novak/ ''DesMoinesRegister.com'', "Polk’s Judicial Nominating Commission picks finalists to replace Judge Novak," August 11, 2011]</ref>


==Biography and Education==
==Biography and Education==

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Joel D. Novak
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Prior offices:
Iowa District Five

Education
Bachelor's
University of Iowa
Law
University of Iowa

Joel D. Novak was a judge of District 5C of Iowa. He was appointed to this position in 1979.[1] He was retained on November 2, 2010.[2][3] On September 6, 2011, he retired and assumed senior status.[4]

Biography and Education

Novak was born in Rock Island, IL. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Iowa in 1962 and 1965. He is now married and has four children.[1]

Career

Novak worked as a trial lawyer for a private firm from 1965 until his judicial appointment in 1979.[1]

2010 election

Novak was retained on November 2, 2010 with 70.92% of the vote.[2][5]

Main article: Iowa judicial elections, 2010

See also

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