District Court Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County)

Celene Gogerty serves as District Court Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County). Celene Gogerty is up for a retention vote on November 3, 2026: voters decide yes or no on keeping the judge in office, and the judge serves another term if a majority votes yes¹³. The Iowa Judicial Branch says the judge was appointed to the bench in 2018².

• District Court Judge, District 5C (Polk County), appointed 2018²
• Before appointment: prosecutor with the Linn County Attorney's Office and the Polk County Attorney's Office²
• Drake University (journalism and mass communication), 1992; University of Iowa Law School, 1995, with distinction²
• The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in 2018². Iowa district judges and district associate judges are chosen by the governor from two names sent by a district judicial nominating commission, and then stand in retention elections³.