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# Rachel Morgan

Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court
- State: Iowa
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on September 15, 2026. [Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/ia/iowa-judicial-district-5-district-court)

## Summary

Rachel Morgan — Iowa Judicial District 5 District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Morgan previously worked as an administrative law judge in the Central Panel Bureau of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing
- Her appointment ensures continuity in Polk County’s judicial process and brings to the bench a judge with both administrative law experience and a strong academic background in law

### Education


### Additional information

- On September 15, 2026, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced Morgan’s appointment to the District Court for Judicial District 5C.
- Appointment date: 2026-09-15
- Administrative Law Judge, Central Panel Bureau, Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, before her district-court appointment.
- Appointed court: IA::iowa-judicial-district-5-district-court
- Her undergraduate degree is from Iowa State University, and her law degree is from the University of Denver College of Law.
- Newly appointed District Judge in Iowa’s Judicial District 5C, serving Polk County, after a career as an Administrative Law Judge with the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing
- She lived in Granger when her appointment was announced.
- Judicial subdistrict: 5C

## Sources

- [governor.iowa.gov](https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2026-09-15/gov-reynolds-appoints-rachel-morgan-district-judge)

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