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

Kimberly Ayotte serves as District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County). Kimberly Ayotte 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 February 2019².

• District Associate Judge (Polk County), appointed February 2019²
• Before appointment: staff attorney at the Youth Law Center for 23 years²
• Iowa State University, 1993; University of Iowa Law School, 1996, with Distinction²
• Certified as a Child Welfare Law Specialist²
• The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in February 2019². 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.