On Friday, November 18, at 3:00 p.m., Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen will administer the oath of office to Iowa Supreme Court Justice David May in a public ceremony in the supreme court courtroom in the Judicial Branch Building, 1111 E. Court Ave., Des Moines. Justice May, Polk City, fills the vacancy that resulted from the retirement of Justice Brent Appel.
On Monday, October 24, Tuesday, October 25, and Wednesday, October 26, justices of the Iowa Supreme Court will meet with students from eight Denison area high schools to discuss the Iowa judicial system and the role of the courts in Iowa.
On Tuesday, October 25, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Denison, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Donna Reed Theater, 1305 Broadway. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m.
Iowa voters can find information about the professional qualifications and background of every judge standing for retention in the November 8 general election on the Iowa Judicial Branch website.
Thirteen Iowans applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals that occurred following the appointment of Justice David May to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Thirteen Iowans have applied with the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals that occurred when Justice David May was appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court.
The Iowa Judicial Branch has joined with The Iowa State Bar Association to provide social studies teachers and students resources for studying the Iowa and US Constitutions. Coinciding with the week of Constitution Day, students can access the livestream of the oral arguments of an Iowa Supreme Court case involving both the federal and the state constitutional right against self-incrimination.
The Iowa Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in three cases at the Marshalltown High School, in the adjoining Marshalltown Community Auditorium at 1602 South Second Avenue, Marshalltown, September 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The oral arguments are open to the public and the court encourages people to attend. There will be time after the arguments for questions unrelated to any pending cases before the court.
The Iowa Supreme Court today announced its 2022-2023 adjudicative term calendar, including a special evening session in Des Moines, special sessions at Drake and Iowa law schools, and two special sessions in communities around the state to hear oral arguments. The court's adjudicative term is from September 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
The State Judicial Nominating Commission, which is responsible for selecting nominees for appointment to the Iowa Court of Appeals, announced today it will begin accepting applications for the vacancy on the court that arose due to the appointment of David May to the Iowa Supreme Court. The Commission received notice of the vacancy from Governor Reynolds on August 19, 2022. The Commission has sixty days to send a slate of nominees to the Governor, who makes appointments to the court.