Court of Appeals, Judge Michael R. Mullins

Judge Mullins, Washington, was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in June 2011. He received his bachelor's degree from Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri in 1974; his M.S.W. from the University of Iowa in 1976; and he was editor-in-chief of Drake Law Review and graduated with honors, Order of Coif, from Drake University Law School in 1982.

Judge Mullins spent 19 years in private practice in Washington, Iowa. He was appointed to the District Court bench in the District Eight in January of 2002. He is a member of the Judicial Technology Committee and the Business Advisory Committee for Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). He is also a faculty member for new judge orientation and for trial management and a frequent presenter for continuing legal education on the topic of sentencing issues. Judge Mullins developed and periodically updates the Iowa Criminal Statutes Summary Chart used by judges and lawyers throughout Iowa. He is a member of the Jury Instructions Committee of the Iowa State Bar Association and is the only judge member of the interim legislative Criminal Code Reorganization Committee.  He is also a recent participant in the national Cross Governmental Sentencing and Corrections Policy Forum and a member of the Washington County Bar Association, the Iowa Judges Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

 

Judge Mullins is married with two adult children.