Iowa general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Iowa Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Iowa Court of Appeals, Retention: Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for all voters in Iowa.

This is a retention vote: voters decide yes or no on keeping this judge for another term. Judges may not promise how they would rule, so we show experience and record instead of issue positions.

Sharon Soorholtz Greer

· Incumbent

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.

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