Iowa judicial news

• Same-sex marriage decision to heat up retention vote once again, May 15, 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court rules that parent's financial standings should be considered in college payments, Apr 30, 2012
• Iowa to pay $2.1 million to Ohio mother, Apr 16, 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court hears challenge in fatal football coach shooting case, Mar 31, 2012
• Former Iowa Supreme Court justices receive JFK Profile in Courage award, Mar 15, 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court finds that lawsuit against Iowa Educators Corporation can continue, Feb 25, 2012
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/8/2012, Feb 08, 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of Mennonite community, Feb 04, 2012
• Iowa Supreme Court appoints Chief Judge for the First Judicial District, Jan 28, 2012
• Judge rules for gay couple in birth certificate lawsuit, Jan 10, 2012

• Iowa Supreme Court Chief testifies before U.S. Congress on cameras in the courtroom, Dec 29, 2011
• Veto by Iowa Governor ruled unconstitutional, Dec 13, 2011
• Bower appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals, Dec 09, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Freshman governors and their 2011 Supreme Court appointments, Dec 08, 2011
• Iowa Court of Appeals upholds journalist's free speech, Nov 25, 2011
• 18 apply for Iowa Court of Appeals judgeship, Nov 08, 2011
• Iowa judge retires due to medical problems, Oct 28, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Cases across the country, Oct 06, 2011
• Iowa court misses deadline, but still no release for sexual predator, Sep 24, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Transparency is the word, Sep 08, 2011
• Replacements for Judge Novak selected, Aug 22, 2011
• Same-sex marriage likely to be an issue in Judge Wiggins's 2012 retention election, Jul 26, 2011
• Chief Judge Pratt to retire from federal district court in Iowa, Jul 13, 2011
• Judge Gleason retires from Iowa's First District Court due to disability, Jun 25, 2011
• Michael Mullins is new appellate judge in Iowa, Jun 12, 2011
• Andrea Dryer appointed to Iowa's First District Court, May 27, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, May 12, 2011
• Iowa gears up for appellate and district court appointments, May 07, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Politics, budget and a nomination, Apr 28, 2011
• Iowa Governor signs bill dealing with judicial appointments into law, Apr 25, 2011
• Iowa House nixes proposed judicial nomination amendment, Apr 12, 2011
• New Iowa justices take the bench for the first time, Mar 30, 2011
• John Telleen appointed judge of Iowa District Seven, Mar 12, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Five appointments in twenty-four hours, Feb 24, 2011
• Controversy arises over candidate Waterman's campaign contributions to the Governor, Feb 10, 2011
• Nine nominees for Iowa Supreme Court sent to Governor Branstad, Jan 28, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Budget cuts and a quick switch, Jan 20, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Vacancies in January 2011, Jan 13, 2011
• Supreme Weekly: Looking at the 2010 state Supreme Court elections, Jan 13, 2011
• Sixty-one apply to serve on Iowa's high court, Jan 13, 2011

• Three Iowa Supreme Court justices ousted from court, Nov 03, 2010
• Judge Eveloff appointed District Court judge, Oct 12, 2010
• New Judges appointed to Districts 2A and 5A, Sep 21, 2010
• Gamon appointed to 8th Judicial District, Sep 05, 2010
• New Polk County judge appointed, Aug 21, 2010
• Judge Mackey retires from District Court, Jul 08, 2010
• New assistant county attorney named in Floyd County, Iowa, May 27, 2010
• Iowa Court of Appeals judge appointed, Apr 29, 2010
• Iowa trial court judge declares mistrial in murder case, Apr 14, 2010
• U.S. Bankruptcy Judge appointed to Northern District of Iowa, Apr 14, 2010
• Iowa high court rules on challenges of juvenile life sentences, Mar 01, 2010
• Iowa high court stops man from collecting casino winnings, Feb 12, 2010
• Iowa court refuses review of stip club case, Feb 11, 2010
• Hotel clerk wins case agianst employers, Jan 26, 2010
• New chief judge named for Iowa judicial district, Jan 21, 2010
• Debate over human versus machine recorder, Jan 15, 2010
• Campaign against gay marriage ban launched, Jan 11, 2010

• Danilson appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals, Dec 02, 2009
• Applicants narrowed for Iowa Court of Appeals seat, Aug 19, 2009
• 18 applicants for seat on Iowa Court of Appeals, Aug 11, 2009
• Iowa Court of Appeals judge to retire, Jul 22, 2009
• Underage drinking at Chief Judge's home, Jul 21, 2009
• Cocaine sentencing guidelines, Jul 20, 2009
• Court of Appeals judge to retire, Jul 09, 2009

Iowa asks: Is stripping an art?

(7/27/2008) Fremont County District Judge Timothy O'Grady heard arguments from opposing counsel in a case involving indecent exposure.

Survey Shows Legal Climate Hurting Iowa's Job Growth

(10/12/2006) The American Justice Partnership announced the findings of a 2006 survey showing that 82% of business-leader respondents believed that Iowa's legal climate imposed deleterious costs on job growth. The survey was produced by The Iowa Association of Business and Industry with assistance from the American Justice Partnership.