Announcements - Page 17

The candidate interviews for the Iowa Supreme Court vacancy are posted on the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission website. 

Five Iowans have applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court that will occur when Justice Brent Appel retires on July 13, 2022.

The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $241,373.17 in grants to non-profit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to eleven different organizations throughout Iowa. The grants are funded by the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account (IOLTA) program. With this year's grants, the supreme court has awarded more than $25 million in IOLTA grants since the program began on July 1, 1985.

In this month's episode we are walking through some important information and interesting features available on our website, iowacourts.gov.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/in-the-balance-podcast/2022/05/31/episode-21-an-introduction-to-the-iowa-judicial-branch-website

On June 2, 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court will hold a special ceremony to mark the retirement of Justice Brent Appel. This public ceremony will be at 3:00 p.m. in the Iowa Supreme Court courtroom on the fourth floor of the Judicial Branch Building, 1111 E. Court Ave., Des Moines. Overflow seating will be available in the fourth floor library.

The Iowa Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases June 2, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Arrowwood Resort, 1405 Highway 71, Okoboji.  The oral arguments are open to the public and the court encourages people to attend.

On Friday, May 20, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., Governor Kim Reynolds will administer the oath of office to Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Mary E. Chicchelly in a public ceremony in the Iowa Supreme Court Courtroom at the Iowa Judicial Building located at 1111 E. Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319.

The Iowa Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases in the Woodbury County Courthouse, 620 Douglas Street, Sioux City, May 11, 2022, at 1:30 p.m.  The oral arguments are open to the public and the court encourages people to attend.  There will be time after the arguments for questions unrelated to any pending cases before the court.

This month 's episode features Judge Patrick McElyea and highlights what a typical day might look like for a district court judge in the seventh judicial district.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/in-the-balance-podcast/2022/04/26/episode-20-a-day-in-the-life-with-district-court-judge-patrick-mcelyea

The Iowa Supreme Court filed the opinion in the case of Schmett v. State Objections Panel today.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/supreme-court/supreme-court-oral-argument-schedule/case/22-0618