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...
Des Moines, March 29, 2017—On Tuesday, April 4, and Wednesday, April 5, justices of the Iowa Supreme Court will meet with students from seven Charles City area schools to discuss the Iowa judicial system and the role of the courts in Iowa. The justices will visit with students in Tripoli,...
Des Moines, March 15, 2017— On Tuesday, April 4, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Charles City, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Old Charles City Middle School auditorium, 500 North Grand Avenue. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at...
Des Moines, March 1, 2017—The Iowa Supreme Court selected the Seventh Judicial District to serve as a pilot project site for instituting new, informal family law trial procedure. The informal procedures should expedite the resolution of cases that involve less complicated factual circumstances. The new trial procedures are available for...
Des Moines, January 26, 2017 Discover some of the special features in the Iowa Judicial Branch Building and the interesting stories behind them by watching a new video tour online, and then come and see the building for yourself. The 11-minute video is narrated by retired KCCI-TV news anchor Kevin...
Des Moines, January 25, 2017— The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case State of Iowa v. Eddie Raymond Tipton during a special evening session in Des Moines, Monday, February 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Supreme Court Courtroom on the fourth floor of the Judicial Branch...
Des Moines, January 20, 2017— Forty years ago this month, the newly formed Iowa Court of Appeals heard oral arguments and issued opinions for the first time. The Iowa Legislature created the five-member court to ease the overcrowded Iowa Supreme Court docket. At the time, it was taking about two...
Des Moines, January 10, 2017— On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the House Chambers, Chief Justice Mark Cady of the Iowa Supreme Court will address a joint convention of the General Assembly on the Condition of the Judiciary. The chief justice will talk about the importance of...
Des Moines, January 6, 2017— On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the House Chambers, Chief Justice Mark Cady of the Iowa Supreme Court will address a joint convention of the General Assembly on the State of the Judiciary. Live video will be streamed on the Iowa Legislature...
