Judicial Council

The Council consists of the chief judges of the judicial districts, the chief judge of the court of appeals, and the chief justice of the supreme court. Its statutory charge is to advise the supreme court with respect to the supervision and administration of the judicial branch.  

Council members:
Mark S. Cady, Chief Justice	Iowa Supreme Court
Larry J. Eisenhauer, Chief Judge	Iowa Court of Appeals
Kellyann M. Lekar, Chief Judge	First Judicial District
Kurt L. Wilke, Chief Judge	Second Judicial District
Duane E. Hoffmeyer, Chief Judge	Third Judicial District
Jeffrey L. Larson, Chief Judge	Fourth Judicial District
Arthur E. Gamble, Chief Judge	Fifth Judicial District
Patrick R. Grady, Chief Judge	Sixth Judicial District
Bobbi M. Alpers, Chief Judge	Seventh Judicial District
James Blomgren, Chief Judge	Eighth Judicial District
Linda Nilges, District Court Administrator	First Judicial District
Scott Hand, District Court Administrator	Second Judicial District
Leesa McNeil, District Court Administrator	Third Judicial District
Kent Wirth, District Court Administrator	Fourth Judicial District
Beth Baldwin, District Court Administrator	Fifth Judicial District
Carroll Edmondson, District Court Administrator	Sixth Judicial District
Howard Thomas, District Court Administrator	Seventh Judicial District
Deborarh Dice, District Court Administrator	Eighth Judicial District