Announcements

The Iowa Supreme Court will live stream this morning's oral arguments, beginning at 9:00 am.
 

The Iowa Supreme Court expects to file opinions in three cases on Friday, January 21, 2022.

The Iowa Supreme Court filed opinions in two cases this week.

The Iowa Court of Appeals filed 62 opinions on January 12, 2022.

The Court of Appeals will be streaming in-person oral arguments on its YouTube channel starting at  3:00.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5YFPOlrqxU1hxqUJaZKHWw

This certification of the most recent one-year treasury constant maturity index published by the Federal Reserve in the H15 Report is distributed to the courts in conformance with Iowa Code Section 668.13(3). The average yield during the most recent month for securities included in the one-year treasury constant maturity index was .28 percent. This notice will be updated and distributed monthly.

On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the House Chambers, Chief Justice Susan Christensen of the Iowa Supreme Court will address a joint convention of the General Assembly on the Condition of the Judiciary.

The Iowa Judicial Branch has launched its first interactive court forms for self-represented Spanish speakers, Divorcio sin Hijos (divorce with no children). Iowa Interactive Court Forms are free, easy-to-use interviews for preparing Iowa court forms. The interviews use a question and answer format to gather information, identify needed forms, and complete the approved forms for users. For Divorcio sin Hijos, the interview and instructions for printing, signing, and filing the forms with the court are in Spanish.

State Court Administrator Bob Gast named Ross Loder as deputy state court administrator for the Iowa Judicial Branch.  The deputy state court administrator assists the state court administrator in the day-to-day management of Iowa's state court system and its more than 1,700 employees.

The December 2021 oral argument videos are now posted on YouTube.