District Court Judge, Judicial Election District 5A (Dallas County)

Thomas P. Murphy serves as District Court Judge, Judicial Election District 5A (Dallas County). Thomas P. Murphy 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 2017².

• District Court Judge, District 5A (Dallas County), appointed 2017²
• Before appointment: 25 years in the practice of law; four years on active duty in the U.S. Army²
• Marquette University, 1985; Drake University Law School, 1992, with Honors²
• The Iowa Judicial Branch says this judge was appointed to the bench in 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.