When a vacancy occurs on one of the courts, the commission submits a list of three potential nominees to the governor, who appoints one to serve as judge. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Religion with Honors from the University of Iowa in 2001, and her J.D. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (in case citations, S.D. All Rights Reserved. Two Iowa Court of Appeals judges and 70 district court judges will face a vote of the people as part of the general election in November. Born in Davenport, Iowa, he earned his bachelor's degree from St. Ambrose University in 1972 and his law degree from St. Louis University in 1975. Judge Weiland engaged in the private practice of law for four years and has instructed for North Iowa Area Community College and Buena Vista... Judge Crawford, Marshalltown, was appointed to the bench in January of 2016. Judges of the Iowa District Courts are all appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission. From 1984 to 1997,... Judge Wilke, Fort Dodge, was appointed to the bench in 1992. He received his Bachelor's degree in Agriculture Studies from Iowa State in 2002 and his JD from Drake Law School in 2009. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar... Magistrate Greg Stoebe was appointed to serve Humboldt County in July 2006. In 1982 he received his law degree from the University of Iowa and practiced law with a... Judge McGlynn, Webster City, was appointed to the district court bench in November 2012. He attended Drake University Law School and graduated in 1987. He earned his AA degree from Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa in 1982, his BA degree from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa in 1984, and his law... Judge Schroeder, Osage, was appointed to the district bench in May of 2012. Judge Bert, Bettendorf, was appointed to the bench in 2020. Magistrate Cynthia Zamora Taylor was appointed to serve Scott County in 1998. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1981, and from Drake University Law School, with Honors, in 1983. James E. Gritzner (born 1947) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.. Education and career. Federal judicial service. This State of Iowa Government computer system is for authorized use only. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Morningside College in 1992 and his law degree from the University of Iowa Law school in 1995. She has served as a law clerk... Magistrate Jessica L. Morton was appointed to the bench in September 2019. Judge Drew was in private practice from 1986... Judge Stoebe, Humboldt, was appointed as a District Associate Judge in July 2006, and then appointed to the District Court bench in February 2011. He... Judge Bice, Fort Dodge, was appointed to the bench in November of 2008. After graduating from law school in 1981, he served as Assistant County Attorney for Black Hawk County. Judge served as a juvenile court referee from 1990 to 1993 and is a member of the Clinton... Magistrate Sarah E. Oldsen was appointed to serve Jackson County in 2019. He received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1989 and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1992. It is subject to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).. Information on individual courts includes judge lists, succession charts, legislative history, district organization, meeting places, records and bibliography… U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa: Judges | Federal Judicial Center Magistrate Michael M. Judge, Clinton, was appointed to serve Clinton County in 1993. Click here for the Administrative Orders on the Coronavirus. She earned a BA Degree in 1979 from the University of Northern Iowa, and her law degree from the Northern Illinois College of Law in 1998. Magistrate Lisa R. Jones was appointed to serve Cedar County in 2019. For assistance with problems associated with this web page please contact the OCIO Help Desk at 515-281-5703 / 1-800-532-1174 or helpdesk@iowa.gov. It has general jurisdiction of all civil, criminal, and juvenile cases and probate matters in the state. Judges of the Iowa District Courts are all appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission. He earned his undergraduate degree from Coe College in 1976 and his law degree from Drake University in 1988. District court service. He earned his BA degree from Augustana College in 1990, his MBA degree from Saint Ambrose University in 1997 and his... Judge Latham, Eldridge, was appointed to the bench in 2013. Senior District Judge Robert W. Pratt. District Court Judge: District 7. He served as an Assistant County Attorney from 2007-2010, and is currently in private... Magistrate Ben Meyer, Pocahontas County, was appointed to the bench on August 1, 2018. Her past work experience includes public defending from 1993 to... Magistrate Deppe, Hardin, was appointed to the bench in July 2019. Judge Ellefson Clerked for Robert G. Allbee, Chief Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals (1977 - 1978) and... Judge Foy, Waverly, was appointed to the bench in December of 2007. This year, four Iowa Supreme Court justices and four Court of Appeals judges are on the ballot, along with 87 district court and district associate judges. Magistrate Wagenaar was a staff attorney for... © 2021 Iowa Judicial Branch. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1970, and his law degree from the University of North Dakota in 1974. All Iowa Districts. Judge Tabor served as an Assistant County Attorney, an Assistant Public Defender, and an... Judge Traum was appointed to the bench in 2012. Iowa Courts. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was engaged in the private practice of... Judge Werling, Tipton, was appointed to serve Cedar County as a magistrate in 1986 before being appointed to the district court bench in 2014. The Court has jurisdiction to hear both civil and criminal matters. Information on individual courts includes judge lists, succession charts, legislative history, district organization, meeting places, records and bibliography… U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Iowa: Judges of all Districts | Federal Judicial Center Her past experience includes private practice in... Magistrate A. Eric Neu, Carroll, was appointed to serve Carroll County in 1999. He earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1976, M.ED. He served as district associate judge from 2012 until his appointment to district court judge. He graduated Order of the Coif from Drake University Law School in 1972. District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger. with Distinction from the University of Iowa in 2004. She earned her bachelor's degree from Central College in 2003 and her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2009. He earned his undergraduate degree from Grinnell College and his law degree from Drake University. Judge Bice was in private practice for 36 years prior to his... Judge Carroll, Hampton, was appointed to the bench in 1985. Eisentrager has been in private practice since 2006 and was the Eagle Grove... Magistrate Ethan D. Epley, Bremer County, was appointed to the bench in August 2017. Judge Carroll, Hampton, was appointed to the bench in 1985. Judge Petersen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1990 and his law degree from Hamline University in 1993. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1977, and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1980. Dyer, John James (1847-1855) Love, James M. (1855-1882) Select a State Judges. Practicing in a Pandemic. She served... Magistrate Merrill C. Swartz, Marshalltown, was appointed to serve Marshall County in July 2018. Judge Kester was an Assistant Public Defender, in private practice for six years, the Assistant... Judge Moore was appointed to the district court in April 2019. The Iowa District Court is the general jurisdiction trial court for the State of Iowa. He has been in private practice since his admission to the Iowa Bar in 2008.... Magistrate Ronald J. Wagenaar, Mason City, was appointed to serve Cerro Gordo County in September 2007. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Sioux Falls College in 1985 and her law degree from the University of South Dakota in 1988. She received her undergraduate degree from University of Iowa in 1994 and her law degree from Creighton University School of Law in 1997. Judicial Branch Building and Courthouse Tours, State Court Administration Organizational Chart, Archived Supreme Court Opinions Prior to 2017, Archived Court of Appeals Opinions from 1/10/2018 to 2/7/2018, Archived Court of Appeals Opinions from 2017 and Earlier, COVID-19 Resources for Children's Justice, Submission of CLE Programs by CLE Sponsors, Complaint Against a Non-Lawyer Who is Practicing Law, Commission on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Information for Current Shorthand Reporters, How to Become a Qualified Court Interpreter in Iowa, Information for Current Court Interpreters, Judicial Branch Building Media Interviews. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Augustana College in 1980, and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1984. Judge Kilnoski, Council Bluffs, was appointed as District Court Judge January 9, 2009 and served as District Associate Judge since 1996. On September 15, 2015, President Obama nominated Ebinger to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, to the seat vacated by Judge James E. Gritzner, who took senior status on March 1, 2015. He has experience with real estate and personal injury cases, as well as trial work... Magistrate Meghan Corbin was appointed to serve Scott County in 2017. In 2019, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Iowa. In Iowa, judges are appointed by … She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 2011 and her law degree from Drake University Law School in 2015. The district court has general jurisdiction … Kim Reynolds made two judicial appointments Wednesday, including naming Paul Ahlers of Fort Dodge as a judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals. After graduation from law school, he was in private practice, in Muscatine, Iowa, from 1992... Judge Roberts was appointed to the District Court Bench in 2019. After active duty service in the United States Army, he earned a BS from ISU and JD from Drake. Senior District Judge James E. Gritzner. Judge Newell is a member of the 2A and Iowa State Bar Associations. The unified district courts are governed by district judges, district associate judges, associate juvenile judges, associate probate judges and juvenile magistrates. She is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the Scott County Bar... Judge Smith, LeClaire, was appointed to the bench in 1997. He served as an Associate Juvenile Court Judge from September 1999 until his appointment as a District Court Judge. He also served as... Patrick McElyea, Davenport, was appointed to the bench in 2017. Nearly all cases begin in the district (trial) court and there is one district court in every county in Iowa. After being raised in Folletts and Camanche, Iowa, he received a bachelor's degree from Coe College in 1983, a master's degree in history from Southern Illinois University in 1986, a law degree from Drake University in 1989, and a master... Judge Bert, Bettendorf, was appointed to the bench in 2020. On December 21, … She previously served as a magistrate in Cedar County in 2014-2019. Prior to his appointment, Judge Johnson worked as an associate attorney for Blake Parker Law Office... Judge Malloy was appointed to the district associate bench in October of 2007. After graduating from West High School he continued his education at St. Ambrose College and ultimately obtained his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. He graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1981 and earned his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1984. As a graduate of the University of Illinois, he earned his bachelor's degree in 1972 and his master's in 1976. When a vacancy occurs on one of the courts, the commission submits a list of three potential nominees to the governor, who appoints one to serve as judge. He has previously worked at the Epley Law Office from 2009-2011, and is currently... Magistrate Katherine Evans, Floyd County, was appointed to the bench on July 24, 2018. He served as law clerk to Honorable Joseph Gordon of the Illinois... Judge Van Marel, Ames, was appointed to the bench in 1987. Judge Reidel, Muscatine, was appointed to the bench in 2011. He earned his bachelor's degree from Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin in 1977 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1980. Magistrate Joel A. Walker was appointed to serve Muscatine County in 2019. After receiving his law degree, Judge Sauer was in private practice until 2008.... Judge Tofilon, Webster City, was appointed to the bench on January 14, 2019. Magistrate Stephen G. Kersten was appointed to serve Webster County in 1992. In 2010, The FAMiLY Leader (then known as the Iowa Family Policy Center) vigorously opposed retention of three State Supreme Court justices who exceeded and abused their judicial power to foist same-sex marriage upon Iowa in the 2009 Varnum v. She earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Iowa. She earned her bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1994, and her law degree from Drake University School of Law in 1998. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa in 1984. In 2018, she was appointed as district court judge. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa is pleased to announce the selection of a new United States Magistrate Judge. He graduated with High Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1987. He earned his bachelor's degree from Towson State University and his Law Degree from Drake University Law School. Term lengths vary, as does the process for selecting the chief justice or judge. Judge Latham has been a lifetime resident of Scott County. There is a nominating commission for each of Iowa's fourteen judicial election subdistricts. He served as an assistant in... Magistrate Stephen P. Wing was appointed to serve Scott County in 2009. Magistrate Habhab... Magistrate Henry was appointed to serve Story County in May of 2019. He received his Business Administration degree from Grand View College in 2004 and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2008. Judge Jahn, Ames, was appointed as a District Associate Judge effective October, 2005. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 2002. She received her bachelor's degree from Coe College in 1986, and her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1989. Jarvey was a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa from 1987 to 2007. After receiving her law degree, Judge Riley served as a law clerk for... Judge Salic, Garner, was raised near Manson, Iowa, and graduated from Buena Vista College before obtaining her law degree from Southern Methodist University. iowa courts Supreme Court Court of Appeals District Court Juvenile Court Career Opportunities FY 2021 Budget FY 2022 Budget Access to Justice Commission COVID-19 Information and Updates opr Mr. Stoebe has been practicing law for 30 years.... Magistrate Stubbs was appointed to serve Calhoun County in 2018. All Rights Reserved. The Unified Trial Court Act of 1972, abolished all trial courts below the District Court of Iowa and established the "Iowa District Court" as a unified trial court, effective July 1, 1973. NDIA’s Federal Practice Committee Presents Fall Seminar October 22, 2020 (If you were not able to attend, the recorded presentation is available here). She served as Assistant Webster County Attorney from 1998-2009 and Webster County Attorney from 2009-2013. Born in Yale, Michigan, he received his bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University in 1984. Taylor has been in private practice since 1988. from the University of Minnesota in 2001, graduating Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Business from Miami University in Oxford, OH in 1990, and her JD from Drake Law School in 1993. © 2021 Iowa Judicial Branch. She is a member of the... Magistrate Patrick B. Byrne Magistrate Byrne was appointed to serve Cerro Gordo County in August of 2009. Judge Greve, Davenport, was appointed to the bench in 2006 and named as chief judge in 2013. In 1984, she earned... Judge Ellefson, Marshalltown, was appointed to the bench in February of 2012. Judge Owen is an Iowa native, Army veteran, husband, and father. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell College in 2009, her Masters of English from Western Ilinois University in 2011, and her law degree from the University of Iowa in 2014. Before being appointed to the bench, Judge Salic was in private practice for two years, an assistant Hancock and Kossuth County Attorney for one year and the... Judge Sauer was appointed as a District Associate Judge effective February 23, 2018. He is a 1976 graduate of St. Ambrose College and obtained a law degree from Drake University in 1979. Magistrate Douglas A. Krull was appointed to serve Worth County in 2005. He worked for Clinton County Legal Aid until 1981 and has since been engaged... Magistrate Richard D. "Doug" Wells was appointed to serve Scott County in 1989. She served as an Assistant County Attorney in Black Hawk County from 1991 - 1994, was in private... Magistrate Tungesvik was appointed as Boone County Magistrate in 2018. He received his undergraduate degree in Business from Buena Vista University in 1996 and his Juris Doctorate from Drake University Law School in 1999. There are currently two Article III judges, one senior judge and two magistrate judges who serve the Northern District of Iowa. He was a former Assistant County Attorney and has been in private practice since 1980. His past experience includes working... Magistrate Andrea M. Miller, Hampton, has been appointed to serve Franklin County in August 2001. He received his law Degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2008. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and attended Grinnell College. She graduated from Iowa State University in 1999 and earned her law degree from Creighton University in 2002. From... Judge Oeth, Ogden, was appointed to the associate court bench in June of 1997 and the District Court bench in June 2010. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from Iowa State University in May 2011 as well as his JD from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in January 2014. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in 1973 and earned his law degree from Hamline University School of Law in 1976, graduating Cum Laude. Judge Schroeder practiced law in private practice until her appointment to the district bench... Judge Weiland, Mason City, was appointed to the district bench in July of 2007. He was born in Davenport, Iowa. After graduating from Law School he... Judge Tabor was appointed to the bench in 2008. Judge Foy practiced law in Minneapolis, Minnesota from... Judge Haney, Marshalltown, was appointed to the District Court bench in May of 2014. Judge McGlynn earned his undergraduate degree from Drake University in 1972. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1980 and law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1984. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa is a two judgeship court, with lifetime appointments made by the President. He earned his bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Iowa in 1981. Her past work experience includes being an associate... Judge Currie, Marshalltown, was appointed to the bench in 2018. District Judge Stephanie M. Rose. District Court. He received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1989 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1992 with High Distinction. . The Iowa Judicial Branch dedicates itself to providing independent and accessible forums for the fair and prompt resolutions of disputes, administering justice under … After graduation from law... Judge Barrows, Bettendorf, was appointed to the bench in 2012. The Supreme Court and Court … He earned his undergraduate degree from Drake University in 1982 and his law degree, with Distinction, from the University of Iowa in 1985. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1977, and his law degree from Drake University in 1980. She previously worked at the Office of the Public Defender and Iowa Legal Aid. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, he attended Iowa State University. She grew up in Mason City, Iowa. After active duty service in the... Stephen P. Carroll. from the University of Iowa in 1982. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1990 and his law degree from the University of Iowa in... Magistrate Leslie A. Dalen, Hancock County, was appointed to the bench on April 13, 2018. Magistrate Habhab was appointed to serve Webster County in June of 2012. Judges of the Iowa District Courts are all appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission. Kaplan is a member of the Marshall County Bar Association and the Iowa State Bar Association. Gritzner was born in Charles City, Iowa.He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1969, and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1974. He received both his undergraduate and law education from the University of Iowa. She earned her bachelor's degree and law degree from the University of Iowa. Iowa) has jurisdiction over forty-seven of Iowa's ninety-nine counties. When a vacancy occurs on one of the courts, the commission submits a list of three potential nominees to the governor, who appoints one to serve as judge. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Judge Oeth went to Drake University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1978 and his law degree in 1982. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Creighton University in 1981 with a BA in Organizational Communications and from the University Of Iowa School Of Law in 1984. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 2002 and graduated with his law degree from the University of Iowa in 2005. Judge Davenport was a Law Clerk for the Second Judicial District from 1985-1986, a... Judge Doyle, Fort Dodge, was appointed to the bench in 2011 as district associate judge. Judges and Magistrates Stephen A. Owen. He is admitted in both Iowa and... Magistrate John E. Wunder was appointed to serve Muscatine County in 2011. Born in Carroll, Iowa, he earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa in 1968 and his law degree in 1972 from Fordham Law School, where he was an editor of the Fordham Law Review. Southern District. The district court, which is also known as the trial court, is the point of entry in the court system for most cases. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in Marshalltown. Stoebe has... Judge Badding was appointed to the bench in April 2019. She previously worked for the Polk County Attorney's Office and then in private practice prior to... Magistrate Kaplan was appointed to serve Marshall County in June of 2014. He previously served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Iowa. Senior District Judge Charles R. Wolle. The court took the place of over 500 justice of the peace courts, 899 mayor's courts, 14 municipal courts and 34 police courts. Chief District Judge John A. Jarvey. She earned her undergraduate degree from Augustana College in 2000 and her law degree from Drake University Law School in 2003. Judge Latham... Judge Lawson, Bellevue, was appointed to the bench in 2013. Magistrate Karen Thalacker Magistrate Thalacker was appointed to serve Bremer County in August of 2009. All judges are chosen through gubernatorial appointment with a nominating commission (also referred to as the Missouri Plan) and must run in a yes-no retention election if they wish to serve again. 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