Des Moines, August 21, 2017—The Iowa Supreme Court today announced its 2017-2018 adjudicative term calendar, including a special evening session in Des Moines, special sessions at Drake and Iowa law schools, and three special sessions in communities around the state to hear oral arguments. The court's adjudicative term is from...
Des Moines, August 17, 2017— The Iowa Judicial Branch received reports of a jury scam currently in operation in several locations throughout the state. In the scam, the perpetrators of the scam call the victim and falsely claim to be from the local sheriff or police department wanting to verify...
Des Moines, July 12, 2017— The commission charged by the Iowa Supreme Court to identify and remove barriers to civil justice for low-income and disadvantaged Iowans has issued its initial report. The Access to Justice Commission report identifies and assesses the current and future needs of low-income Iowans in civil...
Des Moines, July 10, 2017-- 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)(2003). The average yield during the most recent month for securities included in the...
Des Moines, July 5, 2017— The Iowa Supreme Court named Todd Nuccio 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. Nuccio will replace David Boyd when Boyd retires September 7 after 40 years of continual...
Des Moines, June 30, 2017 —Today is the last day of the 2016-17 Iowa Supreme Court adjudicative term. During the term, 117 cases were submitted to the court. The court decided 116 cases by written opinions and held one case over for resubmission next term. Jacob Lee Schmidt v. State...
Des Moines, June 28, 2017— Today, the Iowa Supreme Court approved the Fiscal Year 2018 Iowa Judicial Branch budget that begins July 1, 2017. The budget continues the statewide hiring freeze from the last fiscal year that resulted in more than 150 vacant positions. The judicial branch will continue to...
Des Moines, June 12, 2017-- 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)(2003). The average yield during the most recent month for securities included in the...
Des Moines, May 30, 2017—The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $240,101 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) program....
Des Moines, May 23, 2017— Due to state budget cuts, all Iowa Judicial Branch offices, including clerk of district court offices, the office of the clerk of the supreme court, and juvenile court services offices, will be closed Friday, May 26, 2017. Offices will remain closed for Memorial Day on...
