The State Judicial Nominating Commission interviews
applicants and selects nominees for appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court as
well as the Iowa Court of Appeals. This commission is composed of:
· A chair, who is the senior justice of the supreme court,
other than the chief justice
· Seven Lawyer commissioners elected by lawyers
· Seven nonlawyer commissioners
appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate
· All commissioners, but the chair, serve for a term of six
years
The state court administrator serves as the secretary for
the state judicial nominating commission and in this capacity receives all
applications and issues news releases.
Within
sixty days of receiving the notice from the secretary of state, the commission
must submit the names of nominees to the governor. The commission selects
three nominees for appointment to the Supreme Court, and three nominees for
appointment to the Court of Appeals.
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The names and addresses of the
current commission members and secretary are:
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Chair
Justice David Wiggins
1111 East Court Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50319
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Lawyer
Members
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Appointed
Members
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Christine L. Conover
115 Third Street SE, Ste. 1200
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
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Madalin A. Williams
1629 California Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52240
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Martin A. Diaz
528 South Clinton Street
Iowa City, IA 52240-4212
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David C. Cochran
1200 Glen Oak Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52001
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H. Daniel Holm, Jr.
P. O. Box 2696
Waterloo, IA 50704
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Mary Beth Lawler
111 Foster Dr.
Iowa Falls, IA 50126
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Kathryn (Beth) Walker
208 N. 2nd Ave. W.
Newton, IA 50208
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Helen Sinclair
2208 560th Ave.
Melrose, IA 52569-8502
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Guy R. Cook
500 E. Court Ave., Ste. 200
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Steven Brody
15049 Wildwood Drive
Clive, IA 50325
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Suzan E. Boden
613 Pierce Street
Sioux City, IA 511-2=1557
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Dr. Margaret Redenbaugh
160 Casino Rd.
Storm Lake, IA 50588
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Amy J. Skogerson
P.O. Box 252
Van Meter, IA 50261
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Jim Kersten
1442 14th Avenue N
Ft. Dodge, IA
50501-7646
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Secretary
of the Commission
David K. Boyd
State Court Administrator
1111 E. Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5241
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Selection, Retention,
Role, Judicial Independence and Accountability
