Announcements

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

The Iowa Court of Appeals is holding videoconference arguments for three cases on Thursday afternoon, February 25, 2021.  The arguments will be streamed live on the Iowa Court of Appeals YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5YFPOlrqxU1hxqUJaZKHWw/videos?view=2&live_view=502

The cases are:
1:00   Drahozal v. Envoy Air, Inc.
2:00   Malin v. The Quad-City Times
3:00   Beverage v. ALCOA, Inc.    

In the Balance, Iowa's Judicial Branch podcast has released its seventh episode featuring a conversation between Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen and Director of Education and Training, Kim Carson, moderated by Mark Busch.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/in-the-balance-podcast/2021/02/23/episode-7-access-to-justice-a-personal-reflection-on-black-history-month-the-judiciary-and-the-i

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

The Iowa Court of Appeals filed 43 opinions on February 17, 2021.

The Iowa Judicial Branch has posted the job description for State Court Administrator after current State Court Administrator, Todd Nuccio, announced his resignation last week.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/static/media/cms/SCA_Job_Description_F11A3A7FDEFA0.pdf

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).

State Court Administrator Todd Nuccio has announced his resignation.  Nuccio began his duties in September 2017. His last day will be April 30, 2021.

The Iowa Supreme Court granted 6 further review applications and denied 26 on January 26, 2021.

A public service announcement (PSA) released today informs Iowans called for jury service about the safety measures the Iowa Judicial Branch and counties are providing to ensure the health and safety of Iowans serving on juries.