News
Release
October
4, 2012
Contact: Daniel
Marvin, (515) 281-8052
Court
of Appeals to Hold Arguments in State Capitol
Des
Moines, October 4, 2012 —On
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 9 and 10, the Iowa Court of Appeals will hear
oral arguments in the historic Supreme Court Courtroom in the Iowa State
Capitol.
The
supreme court courtroom in the Capitol was dedicated in 1886, three years after
the Capitol opened. Members of the supreme court heard oral arguments and had
chambers in the Capitol from 1886 to 2003 when the Judicial Branch Building
opened. The Judicial Branch Building is directly south of the Capitol on Court
Avenue. Members of the court of appeals heard oral arguments and had chambers
in the Capitol from the time that court was organized in 1976 until 2003, when
it also moved to the Judicial Branch Building.
The
nine members of the Iowa Court of Appeals are: Chief Judge Larry J. Eisenhauer,
Ankeny; Judge Gayle Nelson Vogel, Spirit Lake; Judge Anuradha
Vaitheswaran, Des Moines; Judge Amanda Potterfield, Tiffin; Judge Richard H. Doyle, Des Moines;
Judge David Danilson, Boone; Judge Mary Tabor, Des
Moines; Judge Michael R. Mullins, Washington; and Judge Thomas Bower, Cedar
Falls.
The
Iowa Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court. It reviews appeals
from trial court decisions that the supreme court has transferred to the court
of appeals. A decision of the Iowa Court of Appeals is final unless reviewed by
the Iowa Supreme Court on grant of further review. The majority of appeals
filed in Iowa are decided by the court of appeals. Last year, the Iowa Court of
Appeals issued 1,068 opinions.
As
an appellate court, the Iowa Court of Appeals does not preside over trials. The
court of appeals proceedings do not involve witnesses, juries, new evidence, or
court reporters. Instead, the court reviews the written record of the trial
court to determine whether any significant legal errors occurred.
Cases
are decided by randomly selected three-judge panels that change in composition
every three months. Cases are assigned for opinion writing randomly in equal
numbers to each judge on the court. Each judge on the court authors about 100
opinions per year. This figure does not include dissents and special
concurrences each judge might write. In addition, each judge reviews cases
decided by the other panels of the court.
As
always, oral arguments are open to the public.
The
schedule for the Tuesday, October 9, Iowa Court of Appeals oral arguments in
the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Iowa State Capitol is:
9:00
A.M.
The
panel of Chief Judge Eisenhauer, Judge Vogel, and Judge Vaitheswaran
will hear the cases of Brandes v. State,
on appeal from Chickasaw County District Court; Kelly v. Riser, Inc.,
on appeal from Scott County District Court; and Faust v. Sakas,
on appeal from Dubuque County District Court.
10:30
A.M.
The
panel of Chief Judge Eisenhauer, Judge Vogel, and Judge Vaitheswaran
will hear the cases of Oolman v. Icon Ag
Solutions, L.L.C., on appeal from Sioux County District Court; and Jackson
v. State, on appeal from Polk County District Court.
The
panel of Chief Judge Eisenhauer, Judge Vogel, and Judge Doyle will hear the
case of Moad v. Libby, on appeal from
Johnson County District Court.
1:00
P.M.
The
panel of Judge Potterfield, Judge Danilson,
and Judge Tabor will hear the cases of In re Guardianship of F.W., on
appeal from Dubuque County District Court; Fish v. Wapello County,
on appeal from Wapello County District Court; and The Village at White Birch
Town Homeowners Assoc. v. Goodman Assocs., Inc., on appeal from Polk County
District Court.
2:30
P.M.
The
panel of Judge Potterfield, Judge Danilson,
and Judge Tabor will hear the cases of State v. Anderson, on
appeal from Black Hawk County District Court; O'Reilly Auto Parts v.
Alexander, on appeal from Polk County District Court; and Kalona
Cooperative Telephone Co. v. Iowa Utilities Board, on appeal from
Polk County District Court.
The
schedule for the Wednesday, October 10, Iowa Court of Appeals oral arguments in
the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Iowa State Capitol is:
9:00
A.M.
The
panel of Judge Potterfield, Judge Doyle, and Judge
Mullins will hear the case of Lanczos v.
Walker, on appeal from Polk County District Court.
The
panel of Judge Doyle, Judge Mullins, and Judge Bower will hear the case of Woodward
v. Monona County Board of Supervisors, on appeal from Monona District
Court.
10:00
A.M.
The
panel of Judge Vogel, Judge Mullins, and Judge Bower will hear the cases of Effler v. State, on appeal from Polk County
District Court; Sierra Club Iowa Chapter v. Iowa Department of
Transportation, on appeal from Linn County District Court; and In re
Marriage of Smith, on Appeal from Shelby County District Court.
2:30
P.M.
The
panel of Chief Judge Eisenhauer, Judge Vaitheswaran,
and Judge Doyle will hear the cases of Christiansen v. Iowa Board of
Educational Examiners, on appeal from Johnson County District Court; State
v. Scott, on appeal from Polk County District Court; and In re Estate of
Burger, on appeal from Dallas County District Court.
Note
to Editors: News media are invited to attend the oral arguments. Court rules
apply regarding still camera, video camera and audio recording device use
during the oral arguments. You can find information on expanded media coverage
on the Judicial Branch Website at http://www.iowacourts.gov/News_Service/Expanded_Media_Coverage/.
The
Iowa Court Rules regarding expanded media coverage are on the Iowa Legislature
website at http://www.legis.state.ia.us/DOCS/ACO/CR/LINC/08-15-2012.chapter.25.pdf
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