Candidate Profiles

John James Sullivan (nonpartisan)

Incumbent, District 1B - District Court

Judge Sullivan was appointed to the Iowa District Court in December 2021. He received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 1996. After graduating from law school, Judge Sullivan clerked in Judicial District 1B from 1996-1998. He then practiced as an associate at Laird & Luhring in Waverly, Iowa from 1998-2000. He worked as an Assistant Fayette County Attorney from 2000-2002 and an Assistant Woodbury County Attorney from 2002-2005. In 2005, Judge Sullivan opened Sullivan law Office in Oelwein, Iowa, and was a sole practitioner until his appointment to the district court bench in 2021. He also served as a magistrate for Fayette County from 2006-2021. He is a member of the Iowa Judges Association. Judge Sullivan is married and has nine children.