116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Judge Michael O. Carpenter, Ottumwa, was appointed to the Iowa District Court in 2023. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1999, a masters’ degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2001, and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2004. He was previously employed as a partner in the law firm of Gaumer, Emanuel, Carpenter & Goldsmith, P.C. Judge Carpenter is married and has two children.