District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5A (Marion County)

Steven W. Guiter serves as District Associate Judge, Judicial Election District 5A (Marion County). Steven W. Guiter 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 January 2012².

• District Associate Judge, District 5A (Marion County), appointed January 2012²
• Before appointment: practiced law with the same firm from 1982; also served on the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission²
• Iowa State University, 1978; Drake law degree, 1982²
• The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in January 2012². 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.