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The retirement age is 72, after which some judges take senior status. The judges elect the Chief Judge from among themselves every two years. The chief judge functions as the administrative head of the court. As of July 2, 2024, the nine judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals are: [1]
Before joining the court, May served on the Iowa Court of Appeals. In the recent 2023-24 term, May was largely aligned with the rest of the court, all now appointed by Republican governors.
He succeeded Chief Justice Louis A. Lavorato upon Lavorato's retirement and joined the Supreme Court on September 30, 2006. [4] In August 2017, he was retained in a retention election with 64% of the vote. [5] Hecht continued to live in Sioux City as a judge on the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. [3]
On April 9, 1992, Melloy was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa vacated by Judge David R. Hansen. [1] Melloy was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received his commission on August 17, 1992. [ 1 ]
Iowa Court of Appeals judges on the ballot: Paul Ahlers and Gina Badding. On the Iowa Court of Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court, two judges are up for retention in November. Paul ...
Despite its high rate of unanimous decisions, the Iowa Supreme Court deadlocked on some key issues in its 2022-23 term, from abortion to COVID orders. Three-quarters of rulings unanimous in first ...
May was among five applicants who applied for a vacancy on the Supreme Court, [5] and ultimately one of three finalists whose names were submitted to the governor. [6] On July 27, 2022, Governor Kim Reynolds appointed May to the Iowa Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Brent R. Appel. [7]
In 1997, Cady became the youngest chief judge in the history of the Court of Appeals. Four years later, Branstad elevated Cady to the Iowa Supreme Court . In 2010, Cady was made interim chief justice, and in 2011, he was elected to a full term as chief justice [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Cady was retained in the 2017 retention elections. [ 7 ]