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

Samantha J. Gronewald serves as District Court Judge, Judicial Election District 5C (Polk County). Samantha J. Gronewald 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 December 2017².

• District Court Judge, District 5C (Polk County), appointed December 2017²
• Before appointment: private practice²
• University of Iowa, 2000; Drake University Law School, 2003²
• The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in December 2017². 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.