Candidate Profiles

David M. Cox (nonpartisan)

Incumbent, District 6 - District Court

Judge Cox, Johnson County, was appointed to the Iowa District Court in February 2022. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Iowa in 2004, and attended the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating with honors in 2007. After graduation from law school, Judge Cox served as a law clerk for District 2B from 2007-2008. Since clerking, Judge Cox has been in private practice with Bray and Klockau PLC from 2008-2022 in addition to being a Johnson County Magistrate, from 2018-2022. Judge Cox is a member of the Johnson County Bar Association and The Iowa State Bar Association. He was a member of the ISBA Family & Juvenile Law Section, Section Chair from 2015- 2017, Vice Chair of Section 2013-2015, and was former Chair of the CLE Committee from 2017-2022. Judge Cox is married and has one child.