Shall Coleman McAllister be retained in office as a District 5C District Judge?
Source: electionresults.iowa.gov
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,
Coleman McAllister
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Coleman McAllister has been a district court judge in Polk County since 2019. Before that, he spent 20 years as a prosecutor, including seven years as the elected Sioux County Attorney.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voters in Polk County kept him as a district judge in the 2020 retention vote, with 69.8% voting yes (107,291 yes to 46,378 no).
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.iowa.gov
Governor Kim Reynolds appointed him a district court judge for Polk County (District 5C).
April 26, 2019
Source: rcreader.com
Resigned as the elected Sioux County Attorney to become a prosecutor with the Iowa Attorney General's Office.
February 6, 2014
Source: siouxcityjournal.com
As Sioux County Attorney, announced first-degree murder and child endangerment charges against Orange City day care provider Rochelle Sapp in the death of 3-year-old Autumn Elgersma.
December 5, 2013
Source: cbsnews.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
In the Iowa State Bar Association's 2020 lawyer survey, 98% of the 179 lawyers who rated him said he should be kept as a judge.
September 28, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nebula.wsimg.com
Sources: polkcountyiowa.gov2