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Shall Lynn Poschner be retained in office as a District 5C District Associate Judge?

Unofficial result: Won — Lynn Poschner (Nonpartisan)

Source: electionresults.iowa.gov

Polk County, Iowa
Retention race

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Lynn Poschner

Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site

Lynn Poschner has been a district associate judge in Polk County since May 2018. Before that, she worked as a lawyer in private practice. She earned her law degree from Drake Law School with high honors.

Track record

Track record — General

General · 1 record
  • Was retained as a Polk County district associate judge by voters on November 3, 2020, with 112,475 votes for keeping her and 41,478 against.

    November 3, 2020

    Source: sos.iowa.gov

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 1 favorable
  • Was rated by Iowa lawyers in the Iowa State Bar Association's 2020 judicial review. 98% of the 169 lawyers who rated her said she should be kept on the bench, and they scored her knowledge of the law 4.66 out of 5.

    September 28, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: nebula.wsimg.com

Sources: polkcountyiowa.gov2