The Iowa Court of Appeals filed the court’s last opinions for this year on December 17. In the 2025 calendar year, the Iowa Court of Appeals filed 1,076 opinions. All filed opinions are available on the Iowa Judicial Branch at https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/court-of-appeals/court-of-appeals-court-opinions.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen has appointed District Court Judge Amy Moore as Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District of Iowa. Judge Moore succeeds Chief Judge Gregg Rosenbladt whose term as chief judge will end December 31, 2025. Judge Rosenbladt will continue as a district court judge and serve as assistant chief judge. Judge Moore will begin serving as chief judge on January 1, 2026.
Nominating petitions are now available for individuals who wish to have their name listed on the ballot to fill District Judicial Nominating Commissioner positions with terms that will expire on January 31, 2032.
On Tuesday, November 4, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Jefferson, Iowa. The proceedings will take place in the Greene County High School auditorium, 1901 North Grimmell Road. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m.
Chief Justice Susan Christensen has appointed District Court Judge David M. Porter, Des Moines, as chief judge of the Fifth Judicial District. Judge Porter succeeds Chief Judge Michael Huppert who will retire January 2, 2026. Judge Porter will begin the position of chief judge January 3, 2026.
On Tuesday, October 7, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a special session in the historic Supreme Court Courtroom in the Iowa State Capitol, 1007 E. Grand Avenue, Des Moines. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m.
To help prepare students and teachers for the upcoming America 250 Celebration, the Iowa Judicial Branch and The Iowa State Bar Association have created a one-stop resource to better understand the importance of the United States and Iowa Constitutions. The Constitution Day 2025 page on the Iowa Judicial Branch website presents a constitutional case argued before the Iowa Supreme Court, educational videos, and podcasts about the Iowa Constitution and the courts. The resource page can be found at https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/supreme-court/constitution-day-2025.
On Tuesday, September 16, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Bettendorf, Iowa. The proceedings will take place in the Bettendorf High School auditorium, 3333 18th Street. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m.
The Iowa Supreme Court today announced its 2025-2026 adjudicative term calendar. The schedule includes special evening sessions 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 adjudicative term, when the supreme court hears oral arguments and writes the majority of its published opinions, is from September 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Iowa Supreme Court has approved $1,177,030 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. With this year's grants, the supreme court has awarded more than $27 million in IOLTA grants since the program began on July 1, 1985.