Articles Tagged: Iowa Judicial Branch

The four Iowa appellate and 61 district and associate district judges received enough votes in Tuesday’s retention election to remain on the bench. All the judges received above 60 percent of “yes” votes.

Also, Gov. Reynolds announced a disaster declaration for 4 counties as a result of Tuesday’s storms

Gov. Kim Reynolds poised to appoint a fifth justice to the seven -member court.

She also vetoes proposed change to Iowa’s district court judicial nominating commissions, saying the proposal did not go far enough.

A Sioux City man who promised to behead President Joe Biden and predicted “blood in the streets” has pleaded guilty to a single charge and faces up to six months in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Two Iowans are suing the state over gender-based restrictions to serve on the State Judicial Nominating Commission.

According to state records, on Jan. 23, 2019, the blade of a snow plow owned by the Iowa Department Transportation struck Terry Bunting, of Silvis, Illinois, on Highway 67 in Scott County, causing serious injuries to Bunting, leaving him unable to walk.

Name was used as a placeholder when files were being transferred, and the glitch will be fixed.

More than 100 people attended a Sierra Club sponsored public hearing Tuesday in the Capitol rotunda on the use of eminent domain for pipeline construction.

In 2021, Iowa companies exported $3.1 billion in goods to Mexico, which is the state’s third-largest export destination overall and the second-leading export market for corn, pork and soybeans.

The investigation could be seen as politicians trying to “push their own agenda and inappropriately interfere with a separate but equal branch of government,” House Democrats said in a letter to the speaker and Judiciary Committee chairman.

The Judiciary Committee voted to to withdraw the subpoenas issued in its investigation of a district court judge who allegedly committed an impeachable offense during the selection of candidates for the governor to choose from in making a judicial appointment.

6th Judicial District Judge David Cox, who has juggled two jobs and leadership roles, looks forward to focusing on one job and serving his community.

FERTILITY FRAUD: The House voted 90-5 to approve HF 2160 to establish a crime of fourth-degree sexual abuse when a …

The pandemic contributed to the time it took to dispose of cases, but the state court administrator said the need for more judges continues to be a larger factor. Based on national and judges’ workloads, Iowa should have an additional 24 district court judges. As a result, the percentage of cases pending in Iowa courts after 12 months exceeds national standards for felonies, dissolution, paternity and custody cases, probate and civil cases.