Child Support Guidelines Review Committee
Federal law requires all states to review their child support guidelines every four years to ensure that application of the guidelines results in appropriate child support award amounts. These are the members of the 2016 committee.
| Committee Members |
|---|
| Honorable Chad A. Kepros, Sixth Judicial District, Iowa City, co-chair |
| Marlis J. Robberts, Attorney, Burlington, co-chair |
| Wayne Bergman, Attorney, Des Moines |
| Honorable Thomas A. Bitter, First Judicial District, Dubuque |
| Eric Borseth, Attorney, Altoona |
| Jill M. Davis, Attorney, Spencer |
| Honorable Craig Dreismeier, Fourth Judicial District, Council Bluffs |
| Kevin E. Kaufman, Assistant Attorney General, Davenport |
| Steven H. Lytle, Attorney, Des Moines |
| Andrea McGinn, Attorney, Van Metter |
| Evelyn Ocheltree, Attorney, Legal Aid, Mason City |
| Honorable Laura Parrish, First Judicial District, Decorah |
| DeShawne Bird-Sell, Attorney, Glenwood |
| Alison Werner Smith, Attorney, Des Moines |
Probate Procedures and Forms
Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Probate Procedures and Forms
This committee studies Iowa's rules of probate procedure, recommends new rules and practices, and develops forms and instructions to be used by self-represented individuals in probate cases.
| Committee Members | Term Ends |
|---|---|
| Honorable Craig Block, Fifth Judicial District | 9/30/2024 |
| Honorable Tamra Roberts, Seventh Judicial District | 9/30/2024 |
| Timothy Gartin, Ames | 9/30/2024 |
| Honorable Steve Andreasen, Sioux City | 9/30/2024 |
| Elissa Hodges, Ankeny | 9/30/2024 |
| Steven Kundel, Muscatine | 9/30/2024 |
| Honorable Mary Chicchelly, Cedar Rapids | 9/30/2022 |
| Johnna Ihns-Sutton, Dubuque | 9/30/2022 |
| Breanna Young, Earlham | 9/30/2022 |
| Elaine Gray, Ft. Madison | 9/30/2022 |
| Deanna Clingan-Fischer, Des Moines, Ex Officio Member |
Rules of Civil Procedure
This committee reviews and recommends changes to the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure.
| Committee Members | Term Ends |
|---|---|
| Honorable Kellyann Lekar, co-chair | 9/30/2021 |
| Robert Livingston, Council Bluffs, co-chair | 9/30/2023 |
| Jacob Bylund, Des Moines | 9/30/2021 |
| Bethany Currie, Marshalltown | 9/30/2022 |
| Kelsey Marquard, Davenport | 9/30/2022 |
| Paul Gamez, Cedar Rapids | 9/30/2023 |
| Honorable Kathleen Kilnoski, Council Bluffs | 9/30/2023 |
| Donna Miller, Des Moines | 9/30/2023 |
| John Fatino, Des Moines | 9/30/2021 |
| Conrad R. Meis, Algona | 9/30/2023 |
| Katie Ervin Carlson, West Des Moines | 9/30/2030 |
| Timothy Eckley, Des Moines, Ex Officio Member |
Rules of Criminal Procedure
This committee reviews and recommends changes to the Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure.
| Committee Members | Term Ends |
|---|---|
| Aaron Hawbaker, Des Moines, co-chair | 9/30/2021 |
| Honorable David Porter, Des Moines, co-chair | 9/30/2023 |
| Honorable Amy Zacharias, Logan | 9/30/2023 |
| Honorable DeDra Schroeder, Osage | 9/30/2021 |
| Honorable Linda Fangman, Waterloo | 9/30/2020 |
| Jaki Livingston, Des Moines | 9/30/2021 |
| Darin Raymond, LeMars | 9/30/2022 |
| Gerald Feuerhelm, Des Moines | 9/30/2022 |
| Meghan Corbin, Davenport | 9/30/2022 |
| Alfred Willett, Cedar Rapids | 9/30/2022 |
| Amy Christen, Burlington | 9/30/2021 |
| Aaron Rogers, Des Moines | 9/30/2021 |
| Honorable Andrew Smith, Storm Lake | 9/30/2023 |
| Melinda Nye, Des Moines | 9/30/2023 |
| Timothy Eckley, Des Moines, Ex Officio Member |
Rules of Juvenile Procedure
This committee reviews and recommends changes to the Iowa Rules of Juvenile Procedure.
| Committee Members | Term Ends |
|---|---|
| Honorable Brent Pattison, Fifth Judicial District, co-chair | 9/30/2024 |
| Honorable Ann Gailes, Algona, co-chair | 9/30/2023 |
| Honorable Jennifer Benson Bahr, Crescent | 9/30/2023 |
| Honorable Cheryl Traum, Davenport | 9/30/2024 |
| Rachael Antonuccio, Waterloo | 9/30/2024 |
| Robert Tiefenthaler, Sioux City | 9/30/2024 |
| Joshua Vander Ploeg, Dubuque | 9/30/2024 |
| Honorable Stephen Owen, Nevada | 9/30/2024 |
| Ashley Herrig, Storm Lake | 9/30/2023 |
| Roberta Megel, Council Bluffs | 9/30/2022 |
| Cole Mayer, Waukee | 9/30/2022 |
| Kimberly Auge, Ft. Madison | 9/30/2022 |
| Honorable Dan Block, Waterloo | 9/30/2023 |