DES MOINES, Iowa – The State Judicial Nominating Commission selected three nominees on Friday to send to Gov. Kim Reynolds for the upcoming vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals when Judge Richard Doyle retires on August 7.
Out of fourteen applicants, Judge Gina Badding of Carroll, Judge Joel Barrows of Bettendorf, and Judge Mary Chicchelly of Cedar Rapids were selected. According to Iowa law, Reynolds has thirty days to make her selection.
Badding has served as a district court judge in Iowa’s 2nd Judicial District since 2019. Before that she worked in a law firm in Carroll for six years.
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Badding_Writing_Samples_B6C55C1499960Barrows has been a district court judge in Iowa’s 7th Judicial District since 2012. Before his time on the bench, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for twelve years.
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BarrowsWriting_Samples_16_8BD121B65E1FEChicchelly has served as a district court judge in Iowa’s 6th Judicial District since 2013. Before that she worked as a partner in a law firm in Marion for 16 years.
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Chicchelly_Writing_Samples_26B36E8C5BD18The 17-member commission is composed of eight commissioners elected by lawyers licensed to practice law in Iowa, and nine commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
