Candidate Profiles

Kellyann Lekar (nonpartisan)

Incumbent, District 1B - District Court

Chief Judge Lekar, Waterloo, was appointed to Iowa District Court in 2005. She received her bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 1990 and her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1993. She was in private practice prior to her appointment to the bench. Chief Judge Lekar is a member of the Black Hawk County, Iowa State, and American Bar Associations, and is also a member of the Iowa Judges Association. She was appointed Chief Judge of the First Judicial District in January 2012.