Joel W. Barrows

An Iowa district court judge who regularly oversees both criminal and civil trials. Before his appointment to the bench, he practiced law for nearly twenty-three years, spending eighteen of those as a state and then federal prosecutor.

​As an attorney, Joel regularly argued before the United States Court of Appeals. His cases have spanned a diverse range of offenses, including white-collar crime, environmental crime, cybercrime, child exploitation, narcotics and firearms offenses, immigration crimes, bank robbery, health care fraud, public corruption, civil rights violations, and threats against the President. Many of these cases involved high-profile prosecutions.

 He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in history, and law degrees from both Drake and Georgetown.

​Joel has traveled extensively in Central America and resides with his family in eastern Iowa. With his Deep Cover series, he has become an Amazon Best-Selling Author in Mystery Series and Political Thrillers & Suspense.

(The views expressed are those of Joel W Barrows alone, and do not reflect those of the Iowa Judicial Branch.)