News Releases - 2025 Archive

The Iowa Board of Law Examiners announces the following results of the February 2025 Bar Examination.

https://www.iowacourts.gov/opr/attorneys/admissions/admission-by-examination

The justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, former colleagues, and friends remember former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark McCormick. Justice McCormick served on the Iowa Supreme Court from April 12, 1972, until he returned to private practice January 31, 1986.

On Tuesday, April 15, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Lamoni, Iowa. The proceedings will take place in the Shaw Center for the Performing Arts at Graceland University, 1 University Place. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m.

Notice is hereby given of a vacancy in the office of Elective Judicial Nominating Commissioner for Judicial Election District 1B.  This is to notify the public that a special election will be held from April 16, 2025, until and including May 9, 2025, to elect an individual to fill this vacancy and serve the remainder of the term for this position.  See Iowa Code § 46.5(3).  The term for this position expires January 31, 2026.

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner v. State of Iowa during a special evening session in Des Moines, Tuesday, February 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom on the fourth floor of the Judicial Branch Building, 1111 East Court Avenue.

The Iowa Court of Appeals has reselected Judge Mary Tabor, Des Moines, as chief judge.

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the House Chambers, Chief Justice Susan Larson Christensen of the Iowa Supreme Court will address a joint convention of the General Assembly on the Condition of the Judiciary.

The Iowa Supreme Court reselected Justice Susan Larson Christensen, Harlan, as chief justice. Chief Justice Christensen’s previous term as chief justice expired December 31, 2024. Her new term begins January 1, 2025. A chief justice serves for two years.