Shall Sarah Crane 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,
Sarah Crane
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Sarah Crane has been a district court judge in Polk County since 2018 and also sits on Iowa's business court. Before that, she clerked for the Iowa Supreme Court and worked at law firms in Chicago and Des Moines.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voters in Polk County kept her as a district judge in the 2020 retention vote, with 73.7% voting yes (115,783 yes to 41,335 no).
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.iowa.gov
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld her dismissal of Rush v. Reynolds, agreeing the challengers lacked legal standing.
February 19, 2020
Source: iowacourts.gov
Dismissed Rush v. Reynolds, a lawsuit by Democratic lawmakers and lawyers against the 2019 law changing how Iowa judges are nominated. She ruled they lacked legal standing to sue.
June 28, 2019
Source: cbs2iowa.com
Governor Kim Reynolds appointed her a district court judge for Polk County (District 5C). She filled the seat of Judge Robert Blink.
June 6, 2018
Source: businessrecord.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable
In the Iowa State Bar Association's 2020 lawyer survey, 95% of the 194 lawyers who rated her said she should be kept as a judge.
September 28, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nebula.wsimg.com
The Iowa Supreme Court picked her to serve as a judge on the Iowa Business Specialty Court, which hears complex business cases.
November 13, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: iowacourts.gov
Sources: polkcountyiowa.gov2