On Thursday, May 28, 2026, KCCI reported that Adria Kester, the former chief judge of Iowa’s Second Judicial District, is seeking to block the release of specific records related to her operating while under the influence arrest in November 2025.
Kester pleaded guilty to the charge in December 2025, receiving a one-year suspended sentence.
Court documents indicate a witness found her slumped over the steering wheel of her vehicle on Highway 30, driving in the wrong lanes.
Her attorney contends that releasing records, such as body camera footage, would infringe upon her privacy rights.
Source: KCCI
