Appointed By: Gov. Kimberly K. Reynolds
The Hon. Joseph W. Seidlin is a judge for the 5th Judicial District Court of Iowa in Polk County. He was appointed to the seat by Governor Kim Reynolds in 2018.
The 5th Judicial District includes Adair, Adams, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Guthrie, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Polk, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Warren, and Wayne Counties.
Seidlin served for eight years as a magistrate in Polk County before becoming an associate judge for the 5th Judicial District in 2013.
He received a bachelor’s degree from Drake University in 1982. Seidlin then completed a J.D. at Drake University Law School in 1985.
He spent twenty-eight years in private practice before his appointment to the bench.
His memberships include the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the C. Edwin Moore Inns of Court, and the Lincoln Inns of Court.
Seidlin is a married father of two grown children.
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