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Chances Slim for a Woman on the Iowa Supreme Court

January 28th, 2011
After completing 60 interviews of prospective Iowa Supreme Court justices yesterday, the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission deliberated for approximately six hours and came out of deliberations with nine names: Robert Blink, Arthur Gamble, John Gray… Read More
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Voters Remove Iowa Supreme Court Justices

November 4th, 2010
On April 3, 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court stunned the nation by upholding a Des Moines district judge’s ruling that Iowa’s law against gay marriage violated the Iowa Constitution by denying equal protection to gay couples. On November 2, 2… Read More
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A Statement from the Ousted Iowa Supreme Court Justices

November 4th, 2010
After being removed from the bench by Iowa voters on Tuesday, the three high court justices—Justice David Baker, Justice Michael Streit, and Chief Justice Martha Ternus–issued a statement in support of Iowa’s merit-based selection s… Read More
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Judicial Retention Election - Our Thoughts

October 29th, 2010
We are posting this message on our website blog because we believe that the well-financed campaign urging voters to vote not to retain the three Iowa Supreme Court justices whose names appear on the ballot is misleading Iowans about the role of the I… Read More
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Paul Miller Appointed New Sixth District Judge

June 11th, 2010
Iowa City attorney Paul Miller has been named to replace Judge David Remly as judge in the Iowa District Court for the Sixth Judicial District, which covers the counties of Johnson, Tama, Benton, Linn, Jones, and Iowa. “It is an honor to appoint Pa… Read More
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Brad McCall Named New Des Moines Judge

June 4th, 2010
Iowa Governor Chet Culver announced today that he is appointing Brad McCall to be Iowa’s newest District Court Judge, to serve in Judicial District 5A, located in Des Moines. McCall is currently in private practice in Newton, Iowa. McCall recei… Read More
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