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# Ryan Kehm

Iowa Judicial District 2 District Court · District Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Iowa Judicial District 2 District Court
- State: Iowa
- Role: District Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Ryan Kehm — Iowa Judicial District 2 District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Fort Dodge attorney appointed on July 20, 2026, by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as a District Court Judge in Iowa’s Judicial District 2B, filling the vacancy left by retiring Judge John Haney
- Ryan Kehm, previously a partner at Crimmins & Kehm Law Firm in Fort Dodge, Iowa, was selected to join the Iowa District Court bench in Judicial District 2B

### Education

- Creighton University School of Law — J.D. (2012)
- Undergraduate degree – Creighton University Law degree – Creighton University School of Law (Education).

### Additional information

- Received an appointment to the Iowa district court bench in 2026.
- His appointment was publicly announced on July 20–21, 2026, across multiple official and news sources
- Worked in private practice in Omaha, Nebraska until 2016.
- Studies at Creighton University (2010).
- Before joining the bench, worked at Crimmins & Kehm Law Firm in Fort Dodge.

## Sources

- [Ryan Kehm | Iowa Judicial Branch](https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/district-court/judicial-district-2/judges-and-magistrates/ryan-kehm)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, official September 30, 2026 collection](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0095feb1b1da55bd07a559b3) — Civil proceedings in Iowa District Courts; specialized proceedings and statutory exceptions remain applicable. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/09-30-2026.1.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.