Shall Ashley Stewart be retained in office as a District 5C District Associate 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,
Ashley Stewart
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Ashley Stewart has been a district associate judge in Polk County since 2024. Before that, she was a criminal defense lawyer, a state appeals public defender, and an insurance claims specialist.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Was appointed a Polk County district associate judge by Gov. Kim Reynolds on April 17, 2024, filling the seat left by Judge Christopher Kemp. She had been an assistant appellate defender with the state public defender's office.
April 17, 2024
Source: governor.iowa.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Argued and won a criminal appeal before the Iowa Supreme Court as a state appellate defender (State v. Thoren). The court reversed a sex-abuse conviction because the trial judge let jurors hear improper evidence of the defendant's past acts.
February 25, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: iowacourts.gov
Sources: polkcountyiowa.gov2