Shall Christopher Kemp 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,
Christopher Kemp
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Christopher Kemp has been a district court judge in Polk County since January 2024. Before that, he served as a district associate judge starting in 2019. He holds a law degree from Drake University.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Governor Kim Reynolds appointed him a district judge for Polk County (District 5C). He filled the seat of retiring Judge Robert Hanson.
January 12, 2024
Source: governor.iowa.gov
Voters in Polk County kept him as a district associate judge in the 2020 retention vote, with 71.3% voting yes (109,153 yes to 43,960 no).
November 3, 2020
Source: sos.iowa.gov
Ordered the Polk County Attorney's Office to give reporter Andrea Sahouri the police body-camera video and reports in her case. She had been arrested while covering a 2020 protest.
July 20, 2020
Source: washingtonpost.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
In the Iowa State Bar Association's 2020 lawyer survey, 97% of the 172 lawyers who rated him as a district associate judge said he should be kept as a judge.
September 28, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: nebula.wsimg.com
Sources: polkcountyiowa.gov2