Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals

Julie A. Schumacher has served on the Iowa Court of Appeals since August 2019². She practiced law in Denison for about 20 years, served as a Crawford County prosecutor, and became a district associate judge in 2012 and a district court judge in 2017². She is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for a retention vote, where voters decide whether she stays on the court¹⁷.

• Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, since August 2019²
• Iowa district court judge from January 2017; district associate judge, Third Judicial District, from December 2012²
• About 20 years in private practice in Denison; Crawford County prosecutor; assistant Denison city attorney²
• Chair, Expedited Rules of Appellate Procedure Task Force²
• Bachelor's degree, University of South Dakota (1990); law degree, Creighton University (1993)²
• Appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in August 2019; the Judicial Branch announced that Gov. Kim Reynolds would administer her oath at an October 17, 2019 investiture³. Under Iowa's merit system, judges are appointed by the governor from a list of applicants chosen by nonpartisan commissions and then stand for retention in a general election⁴. She first stood for retention in 2020⁴.