Joseph Paul Goedken

Community Involvement:

Indian Hills Community College Foundation – President (2016 – present)
Indian Hills Community College Foundation – President-Elect (2014 – 2016)
Indian Hills Community College Foundation – Board of Directors (2012 – present)
Indian Hills Community College Foundation – Investment Committee (2012 – present)
Indian Hills Community College Foundation – Planned Giving Committee (2012 – present)
YMCA Youth Basketball Coach & Ottumwa Youth Softball Coach (2014-2016)
Ottumwa School District – Community Advisory Committee (2011-2014)
Ottumwa Youth Football League – Committee Member and Coach (2007-2014)
Ottumwa Progress Incorporated – Board of Directors (2010-2013)
Wapello County Trail System – Fundraising Campaign (2012)
Appanoose County Economic Development Committee (2006-2007)
Iowa State Bar Association – American Citizenship Award Presenter (2006-2009)
Centerville Youth Football League – Coach (2005-2006)

Professional Activities & Affiliations:

State of Iowa – Adult Drug Court Performance Standards Steering Committee (2015-2016)
Iowa Supreme Court – Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure (2016)
Iowa State Bar Association – Board of Governors – Administrative Committee (2015-2016)
Iowa State Bar Association – Board of Governors – Voting Delegate (2013-2016)
Iowa State Bar Association – Young Lawyer Division – Award of Merit Committee (2016)
Iowa State Bar Association – Young Lawyer Division – President (2015-2016)
Iowa State Bar Association – Young Lawyer Division – President-Elect (2014-2015)
Iowa State Bar Association – Long Range Planning – Chair (2014-2015)
American Bar Association – Young Lawyer Division – Iowa Delegate (2013-2016)
Iowa State Bar Association – Ad Hoc Disciplinary Opinion Committee (2012-2015)
Iowa State Bar Association – Young Lawyer Division – Secretary (2013-2014)
Iowa High School & Middle School Mock Trial – Judge (2011 – present)
Appanoose County Bar Association – President (2010-2014)
Iowa State Bar Association – Young Lawyer Division – District Representative (2011-2013)
Wapello County Bar Association – Member (2005 – present)
Appanoose County Bar Association – Member (2005 – present)
Iowa State Bar Association – Member (2005 – present)
American Bar Association – Member (2005 – present)

Specialties:

Drug Court Defense Counsel – (2007-present) Eighth Judicial District (8A) – Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
•   Prison Diversion Judicial & Correctional Program for persons with severe substance abuse issues (Post Disposition).

Mental Health Court Defense Counsel – (2014-present) Eighth Judicial District (8A)
•   Prison Diversion Judicial & Correctional Program for persons with severe mental health issues (Post-Disposition).