Des Moines, August 25, 2016 — On Monday, September 19, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Keokuk, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Grand Theater, 26 N 6th Street. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. The court...
Des Moines, August 18, 2016— On Tuesday, September 13, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Ankeny, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Ankeny Centennial High School Auditorium, 2200 NW State Street. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m....
Des Moines, July 19, 2016 - The third annual evaluation of the Iowa Business Specialty Court Pilot Project was posted to the Iowa Judicial Branch website today at iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Specialty_Courts/Business_Court/Pilot_Project_Evaluations/. The evaluation monitors the progress and assesses the effectiveness of the business court. In February (PDF) of this year, based on...
Des Moines, July 18, 2016— Nicholas (Tré) Critelli III, has been selected for appointment as the new Director of the Iowa Supreme Court Office of Professional Regulation. Critelli will replace Paul H. Wieck II when he retires on December 22 after nearly 15 years of service. Critelli has been serving...
Des Moines, July 7, 2016—The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $239,998 in grants to nonprofit programs that provide legal assistance to low income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to fourteen different organizations throughout Iowa. The grants are funded by the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account (IOLTA)...
Des Moines, June 1, 2016 —Today, the Iowa Supreme Court approved the Fiscal Year 2017 Iowa Judicial Branch budget that begins July 1, 2016. The budget includes a statewide hiring freeze that is required because of a more than $5 million shortfall in this year's legislative appropriation. The $178.7 million...
Des Moines, April 25, 2016— On Wednesday, May 4, the Iowa Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the Scott County Courthouse, 400 West Fourth Street, Davenport. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., three-member panels of Iowa Court of Appeals judges will hear the oral arguments in three cases. The panel...
Des Moines, April 5, 2016—On Friday, April 15, members of the Iowa Supreme Court will meet with students from seven Clinton area schools to discuss the Iowa judicial system and the role of the courts in Iowa. The justices will visit with students in Clinton, Camanche, Tipton, DeWitt, and Maquoketa....
Des Moines, March 28, 2016— The justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, former colleagues, and friends remember Chief Justice W. Ward Reynoldson today as a dedicated public servant whose career combined a profound respect for the rule of law, an unwavering support for fair and impartial courts, and a deep...
Des Moines, March 17, 2016— On Thursday, April 14, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Clinton, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Clinton High School Auditorium, 817 8th Avenue South. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. The...
