John Judge (politician)

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{for|the British trade unionist|John Judge (trade unionist)}}

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| state_senate2 = Iowa

| district2 = 46th

| term_start2 = January 11, 1999

| term_end2 = January 8, 2001

| preceded2 = Patty Judge

| succeeded2 = Paul McKinley

| office1 = Second Gentleman of Iowa

| governor1 = Chet Culver

| term_start1 = January 12, 2007

| term_end1 = January 14, 2011

| term_label1 = In role

| predecessor1 = Tom Zimmerman

| successor1 = Kevin Reynolds

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|09|20}}

| birth_place = Albia, Iowa, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Patty Poole

| children = 3

| occupation = Farmer

| alma_mater = Iowa State University

|allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}}

|branch = United States Marine Corps

|serviceyears = 1967–1970

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|battles = Vietnam War

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John William Judge (born September 20, 1944) is an American politician.

Born in Albia, Iowa, to William P. and Mildred, Judge graduated from Albia Community High School and went to Iowa State University.{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2023 |title=Senator John Judge |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=78&personID=1044 |website=The Iowa Legislature}} He served in the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in Vietnam serving with the military police. Judge was a farmer and banker. He is married to Patty Judge, who served in the Iowa Senate, and then as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Judge has three sons; Douglas, W. Dien, and Joseph. Judge also served in the Iowa Senate from 1999 to 2003 and was a Democrat.[http://www.nndb.com/people/070/000161584/ NNDB-Patty Judge]

Judge was a member of the Farm Bureau, Knights of Columbus and American Legion.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}