William Patrick Kelly (Iowa)
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William Patrick Kelly is a district judge of Iowa District 5C. He was appointed to this position in 2015. Kelly was retained in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Kelly received an undergraduate degree from Brown University and a J.D. from Drake University.[1]
Prior to joining the court in 2015, he was in private practice for 16 years and an adjunct professor of law at Drake University for five years.[1] Kelly also served in the U.S. Army, including a deployment to Afghanistan.[2]
Elections
2016
Fifty-nine Iowa District Court judges sought retention in the general election on November 8, 2016.[3]
William Kelly was retained in the Iowa District 5C, District Court Judge William Kelly Retention Election with 72.87% of the vote.
| Iowa District 5C, District Court Judge William Kelly Retention Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 William Kelly | 72.87% | |
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election: Judicial," accessed November 9, 2016 | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "District Five Judges and Magistrates," accessed September 15, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Governor of Iowa, "Gov. Branstad Appoints Linda M. Fangman and William P. Kelly District Court Judges," October 23, 2015
- ↑ 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
