In this month’s episode, we are sitting down with court of appeals judge Michael Mullins out of Washington, Iowa. To learn about his nontraditional path to the bench, the effect his background in social work had on his approach to his legal practice, and the case that left a lasting impact on him over the course of his career, keep listening.
The Iowa Supreme Court named Robert Gast state court administrator for the Iowa Judicial Branch. The state court administrator is responsible for the day-to-day management of Iowa's state court system. Gast is currently the District Court Administrator for the Fourth Judicial District that includes the counties of Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby.
On Thursday, September 23, and Friday, September 24, justices of the Iowa Supreme Court will meet with students from five Oskaloosa area schools to discuss the Iowa judicial system and the role of the courts in Iowa.
On Thursday, September 23, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the George Daily Community Auditorium at Oskaloosa High School, 1800 N. 3rd Street. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m.
The Iowa Supreme Court today announced its 2021-2022 adjudicative term calendar, including a special evening session to hear oral arguments in Des Moines, special sessions at Drake and Iowa law schools, and a special session in Oskaloosa. The court's adjudicative term is from September 2, 2021, to June 30, 2022.
This is a special episode, as it marks our one-year anniversary of In The Balance. I want to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen over the past year. In honor of Constitution Day next month, we are spending this episode sitting down with Justice Brent Appel of the Iowa Supreme Court to talk about the roles the Iowa and United States Constitution play in the appellate court system.
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a supervisory order requiring face coverings for all people entering court-controlled areas in all 99 counties regardless of a person’s vaccination status or a county or area’s positivity rate or transmission status. The order is available here https://www.iowacourts.gov/collections/650/files/1379/embedDocument/
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
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.