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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1998
Page
8
Iowa officials debate a commission size and structure for selecting judges. They agree jurists are chosen fairly without political influence yet worry about term integrity and balanced representation. They praise the current system where judges are retained or rejected by voters and guarded from partisan campaigns.
A roster of state and district judicial nominating commission members including chairpersons and appointed and elected lawyer members for districts 1A 1B 6th and 7th with judges listed and vacancies noted. The document names include Justice David Harris chair Jefferson and others across Iowa cities such as Dubuque Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Ottumwa.
The Iowa system shows nine Supreme Court justices with eight year terms and appointment by the governor from field narrowed by the State Judicial Commission. The Court of Appeals, District Court, District Associate Court, and Magistrates Court handle civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, and small claims matters with salaries listed for fiscal 1998-99 for chief justices and judges.
Iowa voters influence judge selection and retention. The Judicial Nomination Commission names five to three finalists for appeals and supreme court openings with public input and letters of support. District court candidates are vetted by lay and lawyer members, with the governor appointing from a slate. Judges face retention votes at term end, on a separate ballot.
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