Iowa judicial news

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• Courtroom Weekly:Life and privacy, 2013-05-09 09:07:36
• Courtroom Weekly:Music, marijuana and private schools, 2013-04-25 10:16:00
• Courtroom Weekly:Murder in the courts, 2013-04-04 10:46:03
• Courtroom Weekly:From police to parental rights, 2013-02-21 10:25:01

• Iowa voters retain all district judges for 6 more years, 2012-11-08 10:56:32
• JP Election Brief: 2012 State Supreme Court Results, 2012-11-07 12:14:04
• Judgepedia:2012 State Supreme Court Elections, 2012-10-19 08:30:12
• JP Election Brief: The Supreme Court Special, 2012-10-18 09:57:27
• JP Election Brief: Retentions, retirements and ratings, 2012-09-20 08:48:37
• JP Election Brief: Judges seeking retention are judged, 2012-09-13 09:01:52
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/12/2012, 2012-09-12 15:23:45
• JP Election Brief: Election preview for all thirty-six states, 2012-09-06 11:00:07
• National Association of Basketball Coaches files brief on behalf of affirmative action, 2012-08-25 14:18:04
• Iowa joins 13 other states in urging Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action, 2012-08-17 15:53:34
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/5/2012, 2012-07-05 13:38:46
• JP Election Brief: 2012 Retention Elections, 2012-07-05 09:31:25
• Iowa Supreme Court limits suits via uninsured motorist coverage, 2012-06-30 16:53:52
• Judge approves Federal government’s request to seize pension, 2012-06-23 17:45:38
• Group's standing asserted in case against Fargo's Ten Commandments monument, 2012-05-30 09:56:45
• Same-sex marriage decision to heat up retention vote once again, 2012-05-15 12:51:01
• Iowa Supreme Court rules that parent's financial standings should be considered in college payments, 2012-04-30 14:47:24
• Iowa to pay $2.1 million to Ohio mother, 2012-04-15 20:29:19
• Iowa Supreme Court hears challenge in fatal football coach shooting case, 2012-03-31 00:26:52
• Former Iowa Supreme Court justices receive JFK Profile in Courage award, 2012-03-14 21:12:29
• Iowa Supreme Court finds that lawsuit against Iowa Educators Corporation can continue, 2012-02-24 21:28:58
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 2/8/2012, 2012-02-08 15:40:52
• Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of Mennonite community, 2012-02-04 16:09:38
• Iowa Supreme Court appoints Chief Judge for the First Judicial District, 2012-01-28 12:57:42
• Judge rules for gay couple in birth certificate lawsuit, 2012-01-10 09:33:33

• Iowa Supreme Court Chief testifies before U.S. Congress on cameras in the courtroom, 2011-12-29 11:02:50
• Veto by Iowa Governor ruled unconstitutional, 2011-12-13 14:10:21
• Bower appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals, 2011-12-09 12:19:52
• Supreme Weekly: Freshman governors and their 2011 Supreme Court appointments, 2011-12-08 14:43:50
• Iowa Court of Appeals upholds journalist's free speech, 2011-11-25 11:32:40
• 18 apply for Iowa Court of Appeals judgeship, 2011-11-07 21:24:01
• Iowa judge retires due to medical problems, 2011-10-28 09:05:44
• Supreme Weekly: Cases across the country, 2011-10-06 14:48:48
• Iowa court misses deadline, but still no release for sexual predator, 2011-09-23 23:14:19
• Supreme Weekly: Transparency is the word, 2011-09-08 13:55:02
• Replacements for Judge Novak selected, 2011-08-22 12:47:57
• Same-sex marriage likely to be an issue in Judge Wiggins's 2012 retention election, 2011-07-25 19:06:12
• Chief Judge Pratt to retire from federal district court in Iowa, 2011-07-12 19:23:32
• Judge Gleason retires from Iowa's First District Court due to disability, 2011-06-24 21:06:38
• Michael Mullins is new appellate judge in Iowa, 2011-06-11 21:12:53
• Andrea Dryer appointed to Iowa's First District Court, 2011-05-27 15:48:41
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election, 2011-05-12 13:37:57
• Iowa gears up for appellate and district court appointments, 2011-05-07 13:53:53
• Supreme Weekly: Politics, budget and a nomination, 2011-04-28 13:01:31
• Iowa Governor signs bill dealing with judicial appointments into law, 2011-04-25 17:31:16
• Iowa House nixes proposed judicial nomination amendment, 2011-04-11 20:04:24
• New Iowa justices take the bench for the first time, 2011-03-30 10:20:17
• John Telleen appointed judge of Iowa District Seven, 2011-03-11 20:33:46
• Supreme Weekly: Five appointments in twenty-four hours, 2011-02-24 14:51:09
• Controversy arises over candidate Waterman's campaign contributions to the Governor, 2011-02-10 13:53:35
• Nine nominees for Iowa Supreme Court sent to Governor Branstad, 2011-01-28 07:59:26
• Supreme Weekly: Budget cuts and a quick switch, 2011-01-20 14:47:00
• Supreme Weekly: Vacancies in January 2011, 2011-01-13 15:28:49
• Supreme Weekly: Looking at the 2010 state Supreme Court elections, 2011-01-13 12:24:39
• Sixty-one apply to serve on Iowa's high court, 2011-01-13 08:23:23

• Three Iowa Supreme Court justices ousted from court, 2010-11-03 13:46:10
• Judge Eveloff appointed District Court judge, 2010-10-11 19:33:07
• New Judges appointed to Districts 2A and 5A, 2010-09-21 14:57:35
• Gamon appointed to 8th Judicial District, 2010-09-05 10:27:27
• New Polk County judge appointed, 2010-08-21 17:48:10
• Judge Mackey retires from District Court, 2010-07-08 10:37:44
• New assistant county attorney named in Floyd County, Iowa, 2010-05-27 14:02:26
• Iowa Court of Appeals judge appointed, 2010-04-29 13:41:43
• Iowa trial court judge declares mistrial in murder case, 2010-04-14 17:29:57
• U.S. Bankruptcy Judge appointed to Northern District of Iowa, 2010-04-13 22:31:37
• Iowa high court rules on challenges of juvenile life sentences, 2010-03-01 09:00:51
• Iowa high court stops man from collecting casino winnings, 2010-02-12 18:35:17
• Iowa court refuses review of stip club case, 2010-02-10 20:53:35
• Hotel clerk wins case agianst employers, 2010-01-25 21:37:45
• New chief judge named for Iowa judicial district, 2010-01-20 20:23:28
• Debate over human versus machine recorder, 2010-01-15 01:19:45
• Campaign against gay marriage ban launched, 2010-01-11 09:45:51

• Danilson appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals, 2009-12-02 14:30:26
• Applicants narrowed for Iowa Court of Appeals seat, 2009-08-19 13:22:33
• 18 applicants for seat on Iowa Court of Appeals, 2009-08-11 10:37:34
• Iowa Court of Appeals judge to retire, 2009-07-22 15:47:31
• Underage drinking at Chief Judge's home, 2009-07-21 13:06:38
• Cocaine sentencing guidelines, 2009-07-20 15:54:01
• Court of Appeals judge to retire, 2009-07-09 16:37:40

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.