For this month’s episode, I sat down with Justice Christopher McDonald, who was appointed to the supreme court in April of 2019. To learn more about his path to the bench, his views on the benefits of clerkship, and his thoughts on being the first person of color appointed to the highest court in Iowa, keep listening.
Host: Marissa Gaal
Guest: Justice Christopher McDonald, Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Court of Appeals filed 78 opinions on July 21, 2021.
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) (2017).
Chief Justice Susan Christensen has appointed District Judge Patrick H. Tott, Sioux City, as chief judge of the Third Judicial District. Judge Tott succeeds Chief Judge Duane E. Hoffmeyer who will retire August 5, 2021. Judge Tott will begin the position of chief judge August 6, 2021.
The candidate interviews for the Iowa Court of Appeals vacancy are posted on the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission website.
June 30, 2021, is the last day of the 2020-2021 Iowa Supreme Court adjudicative term. During the term, 121 cases were submitted to the court. The court decided 120 cases by majority written opinions and held over one case, State of Iowa v. Hollis Bear, case number 20-0401, for resubmission.
The Iowa Supreme Court filed opinions in three cases this week.
This month I had the pleasure of talking to Daniel Saar from the Iowa Professional Regulation office about the Iowa Bar Exam. To learn more about how the bar exam has been changed during the time of COVID-19, how it will evolve in the coming years, and Dan’s advice for the upcoming July bar exam, keep listening.
Host: Marissa Gaal
Guest: Daniel Saar, Office of Professional Regulation
Fourteen Iowans applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals that will occur upon the retirement of Judge Richard Doyle.