District court, Judicial District 3
Nancy L. Whittenburg
Senior Judge · District 3A
About
- Appointed to this post in 20041
- Senior judges are retired judges the Supreme Court assigns to cases; they aren’t on the ballot.
Judge Whittenburg was appointed to serve as district court judge in 2004. Prior to her appointment, she served as Clay County magistrate since 1989. She attended Drake University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in 1980 and her law degree in 1986. She had been engaged in the private practice…
Appeals from this judge’s cases
1 appeal on record; 1 reversed or vacated at least in part.2
- Danna Braaksma v. Board of Directors of the Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School DistrictAI summary A teacher challenged the decision to end her employment contract, arguing that the school district violated its own policies and state law. The court of appeals ruled that the termination was improper because it did not follow the required legal procedures or …