Gary Kimes

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Gary Kimes

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Prior offices

Iowa District Court 5B

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Education

Bachelor's

Iowa State University

Law

Drake University

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Gary Kimes was a judge of District 5B of Iowa. He was appointed to the bench in 1996 and retired on April 1, 2016.

Biography

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Kimes earned an undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and a J.D. from Drake University Law School. His experience includes service in the U.S. armed forces and work as the Clarke County attorney and an attorney in private practice. Kimes has also served as the president of the Iowa County Attorneys Association, a director for Southwestern Community College, and a member of the Iowa State Bar Association Board of Governors, the 5B Bar Association, the Iowa Judges Association, and the Iowa State Bar Association.

Elections

2010

See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2010

Kimes was retained on November 2, 2010 with 59 percent of the vote.

See also

• Iowa District Five
• Iowa District Courts

External links

• Iowa Judicial Branch
• Iowa Judicial Branch Newsletter

Footnotes

Iowa courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa

State courts:

Iowa Supreme Court • Iowa Court of Appeals • Iowa district courts

State resources:

Courts in Iowa • Iowa judicial elections • Judicial selection in Iowa