Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals

Sharon Soorholtz Greer, of Marshalltown, has served on the Iowa Court of Appeals since April 2019². Before that she practiced law with Cartwright, Druker & Ryden in Marshalltown². 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 April 2019²
• Practiced law with Cartwright, Druker & Ryden, Marshalltown, before her appointment²
• Co-chair, Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure Task Force and Iowa Children's Justice Advisory Committee²
• Double undergraduate degrees from Iowa State University; law degree, University of Iowa College of Law²
• Appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in April 2019; the Judicial Branch announced that Gov. Kim Reynolds would administer her oath at a June 7, 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.