Bill Text: IA HSB636 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to judicial selection, including the membership of the district judicial nominating commissions, nominees to the court of appeals, and the appointments, resignations, and residency requirements of district judges, district associate judges, associate juvenile judges, and associate probate judges.(See HF 2481.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-16 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2481. [HSB636 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB636-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
636
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
judicial
selection,
including
the
membership
1
of
the
district
judicial
nominating
commissions,
nominees
to
2
the
court
of
appeals,
and
the
appointments,
resignations,
3
and
residency
requirements
of
district
judges,
district
4
associate
judges,
associate
juvenile
judges,
and
associate
5
probate
judges.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
46.3,
subsections
1,
3,
and
4,
Code
2022,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
governor
shall
appoint
five
six
eligible
electors
3
of
each
judicial
election
district
to
the
district
judicial
4
nominating
commission.
5
3.
No
more
than
a
simple
majority
half
of
the
commissioners
6
appointed
shall
be
of
the
same
gender.
7
4.
Beginning
with
terms
commencing
February
1,
2012,
there
8
There
shall
not
be
more
than
one
appointed
commissioner
from
a
9
county
within
a
judicial
election
district
unless
each
county
10
within
the
judicial
election
district
has
an
appointed
or
11
elected
commissioner
or
the
number
of
appointed
commissioners
12
exceeds
the
number
of
counties
within
the
judicial
election
13
district.
This
subsection
shall
not
be
used
to
remove
an
14
appointed
commissioner
from
office
prior
to
the
expiration
of
15
the
commissioner’s
term.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
46.3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsections:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
All
commissioners
shall
be
chosen
19
without
reference
to
political
affiliation.
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
A
commissioner
who
has
served
a
full
21
six-year
term
on
a
district
judicial
nominating
commission,
22
whether
the
commissioner
was
appointed
or
elected,
shall
be
23
ineligible
to
be
appointed
for
a
second
six-year
term.
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
A
person
shall
not
be
appointed
as
a
25
commissioner
who
holds
an
office
of
profit
of
the
United
States
26
or
of
the
state
at
the
time
of
the
appointment.
27
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
46.3A
Special
appointment
of
district
28
judicial
nominating
commissioners
and
transition
provisions.
29
1.
The
initial
term
of
the
sixth
commissioner
appointed
by
30
the
governor
to
each
judicial
nominating
commission
shall
begin
31
on
July
1,
2022,
and
shall
expire
on
June
30,
2024.
32
2.
After
the
initial
term
is
served
pursuant
to
subsection
33
1,
a
new
commissioner
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor
to
a
34
six-year
term
as
provided
in
section
46.3.
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3.
The
terms
of
any
commissioner
currently
serving
on
a
1
district
judicial
nominating
commission
or
any
commissioner
2
already
elected
to
begin
serving
on
or
before
July
1,
2022,
3
shall
not
be
affected
by
this
Act.
4
4.
This
section
is
repealed
July
1,
2024.
5
Sec.
4.
Section
46.5,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
4.
If
a
vacancy
occurs
in
the
office
of
chairperson
of
8
the
state
judicial
nominating
commission,
the
members
of
the
9
commission
shall
elect
a
new
chairperson
as
provided
in
section
10
46.6
.
If
a
vacancy
occurs
in
the
office
of
chairperson
of
a
11
district
judicial
nominating
commission
or
in
the
absence
of
12
the
chairperson,
the
members
of
the
particular
commission
shall
13
elect
a
temporary
new
chairperson
from
their
own
number
as
14
provided
in
section
46.6
.
15
Sec.
5.
Section
46.5A,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
46.5A
Judicial
nominating
commission
expenses
and
18
administrative
support
.
19
1.
Members
of
the
state
judicial
nominating
commission
20
and
the
district
judicial
nominating
commissions
are
entitled
21
to
be
reimbursed
for
actual
and
necessary
expenses
incurred
22
in
the
performance
of
their
duties
as
commissioners
for
each
23
day
spent
attending
commission
meetings
or
training
sessions
24
called
by
the
chairperson.
Expenses
shall
be
paid
from
funds
25
appropriated
to
the
judicial
branch
for
this
purpose.
26
2.
The
state
court
administrator
shall
provide
27
administrative
support,
facilities,
and
other
assistance
to
28
the
state
judicial
nominating
commission
for
any
meeting
29
of
the
commission
that
is
properly
noticed
under
section
30
46.13.
Each
district
court
administrator
shall
provide
31
administrative
support,
facilities,
and
other
assistance
to
the
32
district
judicial
nominating
commission
for
any
meeting
of
the
33
commission
that
is
properly
noticed
under
section
46.13.
34
Sec.
6.
Section
46.6,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
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46.6
Chairperson.
2
1.
The
commissioners
of
the
state
judicial
nominating
3
commission
and
the
district
judicial
nominating
commission
4
shall
elect
a
chairperson
from
their
own
number.
The
5
chairperson
of
the
state
judicial
nominating
commission
shall
6
serve
a
two-year
term
that
expires
on
April
30
of
even-numbered
7
years.
The
chairperson
of
a
district
judicial
nominating
8
commission
shall
serve
a
two-year
term
that
expires
on
January
9
31
of
even-numbered
years.
A
commissioner
may
be
reelected
10
for
a
second
or
third
term
as
chairperson.
If
a
chairperson
11
of
a
judicial
nominating
commission
desires
to
be
relieved
12
of
the
duties
of
chairperson
while
retaining
the
status
of
13
commissioner,
the
chairperson
shall
notify
the
governor
and
the
14
other
commissioners
of
the
commission.
At
the
next
meeting
of
15
the
commission,
the
commissioners
shall
elect
a
new
chairperson
16
for
the
remainder
of
the
two-year
term.
17
2.
The
judge
of
longest
service
in
the
district
shall
serve
18
as
the
chair
of
a
particular
district
judicial
nominating
19
commission.
If
the
judges
of
longest
service
in
the
district
20
are
of
equal
service,
the
eldest
of
such
judges
shall
be
21
chairperson
of
the
particular
judicial
nominating
commission.
22
Sec.
7.
Section
46.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
Each
judicial
nominating
commission
shall
carefully
25
consider
the
individuals
available
for
judge,
and
within
sixty
26
days
after
receiving
notice
of
a
vacancy
shall
certify
to
the
27
governor
and
the
chief
justice
the
proper
number
of
nominees,
28
in
alphabetical
order.
Such
nominees
shall
be
chosen
by
the
29
affirmative
vote
of
a
majority
of
the
full
statutory
number
30
of
commissioners
upon
the
basis
of
their
qualifications
and
31
without
regard
to
political
affiliation.
Nominees
shall
be
32
members
of
the
bar
of
Iowa,
shall
be
residents
of
the
state
or
33
district
of
the
court
to
which
they
are
nominated
,
and
shall
34
be
of
such
age
that
they
will
be
able
to
serve
an
initial
and
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one
regular
term
of
office
to
which
they
are
nominated
before
1
reaching
the
age
of
seventy-two
years.
Nominees
for
district
2
judge
shall
file
a
certified
application
form,
to
be
provided
3
by
the
supreme
court,
with
the
chairperson
of
the
district
4
judicial
nominating
commission.
Absence
of
a
commissioner
or
5
vacancy
upon
the
commission
shall
not
invalidate
a
nomination.
6
The
chairperson
of
the
commission
shall
promptly
certify
7
the
names
of
the
nominees,
in
alphabetical
order,
to
the
8
governor
and
the
chief
justice
by
sending
by
electronic
mail
9
the
certification
to
the
governor
and
chief
justice
or
the
10
governor’s
and
chief
justice’s
designees
on
the
day
of
the
11
nomination
.
12
Sec.
8.
Section
46.14A,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
46.14A
Court
of
appeals
——
nominees.
15
Vacancies
in
the
court
of
appeals
shall
be
filled
by
16
appointment
by
the
governor
from
a
list
of
nominees
submitted
17
by
the
state
judicial
nominating
commission.
Three
Five
18
nominees
shall
be
submitted
for
each
vacancy.
Nominees
to
the
19
court
of
appeals
shall
have
the
qualifications
prescribed
for
20
nominees
to
the
supreme
court.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
602.2301,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
2.
Notwithstanding
sections
602.6304
,
602.7103B
,
and
24
633.20B
,
the
chief
justice
may
order
any
county
magistrate
25
appointing
commission
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
26
to
delay,
for
budgetary
reasons,
publicizing
the
notice
the
27
sending
of
a
notification
to
the
governor
that
a
vacancy
in
28
the
office
of
a
vacancy
for
a
district
associate
judgeship
29
judge
,
associate
juvenile
judgeship
judge
,
or
associate
probate
30
judgeship
judge
has
occurred
or
will
occur
.
31
Sec.
10.
Section
602.6201,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
32
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
2.
A
district
judge
must
be
a
resident
of
the
judicial
34
election
district
in
which
appointed
and
retained
before
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assuming
office
and
during
the
entire
term
of
office
.
Subject
1
to
the
provision
for
reassignment
of
judges
under
section
2
602.6108
,
a
district
judge
shall
serve
in
the
district
of
the
3
judge’s
residence
while
in
office,
regardless
of
the
number
of
4
judgeships
to
which
the
district
is
entitled
under
the
formula
5
prescribed
by
the
supreme
court
in
subsection
3
.
6
Sec.
11.
Section
602.6302,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
7
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
2.
An
order
of
substitution
shall
not
take
effect
unless
9
a
copy
of
the
order
is
received
by
the
chairperson
of
the
10
county
magistrate
appointing
commission
or
commissions
and
11
the
governor
no
later
than
May
31
of
the
year
in
which
the
12
substitution
is
to
take
effect.
A
copy
of
the
order
shall
also
13
be
sent
to
the
state
court
administrator.
14
Sec.
12.
Section
602.6303,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
2.
An
order
of
substitution
shall
not
take
effect
unless
17
a
copy
of
the
order
is
received
by
the
chairperson
of
the
18
county
magistrate
appointing
commission
or
commissions
and
19
the
governor
no
later
than
May
31
of
the
year
in
which
the
20
substitution
is
to
take
effect.
The
order
shall
designate
the
21
county
of
appointment
for
each
magistrate.
A
copy
of
the
order
22
shall
also
be
sent
to
the
state
court
administrator.
23
Sec.
13.
Section
602.6304,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
24
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
25
602.6304
Appointment
and
resignation
of
district
associate
26
judges.
27
1.
The
district
associate
judges
authorized
by
sections
28
602.6301
and
602.6302
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor
29
from
persons
nominated
by
the
district
judicial
nominating
30
commission
in
the
same
manner
as
district
judges
under
chapter
31
46.
32
2.
A
district
associate
judge
who
seeks
to
resign
from
the
33
office
of
district
associate
judge
shall
notify
in
writing
the
34
governor,
the
chief
judge
of
the
judicial
district,
and
the
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commissioner
of
elections
as
to
the
district
associate
1
judge’s
intention
to
resign
and
the
effective
date
of
the
2
resignation.
3
3.
When
a
vacancy
occurs
or
will
occur
within
one
hundred
4
twenty
days
in
the
office
of
the
district
associate
judge,
the
5
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
forthwith
so
notify
the
6
governor.
The
governor
shall
call
a
meeting
of
the
commission
7
within
ten
days
after
such
notice.
If
the
governor
fails
to
do
8
so,
the
chief
justice
shall
call
such
meeting.
9
Sec.
14.
Section
602.6305,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2022,
10
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
2.
A
person
does
not
qualify
for
appointment
to
the
office
12
of
district
associate
judge
unless
the
person
is
at
the
time
13
of
appointment
a
resident
of
the
judicial
election
district
in
14
which
the
vacancy
exists,
licensed
to
practice
law
in
Iowa
,
15
and
will
be
able,
measured
by
the
person’s
age
at
the
time
of
16
appointment,
to
complete
the
initial
term
of
office
prior
to
17
reaching
age
seventy-two.
An
applicant
for
district
associate
18
judge
shall
file
a
certified
application
form,
to
be
provided
19
by
the
supreme
court,
with
the
chairperson
of
the
county
20
magistrate
appointing
commission.
A
nominee
to
the
office
of
21
district
associate
judge
must
reside
in
the
judicial
election
22
district
to
which
the
nominee
is
nominated
or
in
another
23
judicial
election
district
in
the
same
judicial
district
as
the
24
judicial
election
district
to
which
the
nominee
is
nominated.
25
3.
A
district
associate
judge
must
be
a
resident
of
the
26
judicial
election
district
in
which
the
office
is
held
before
27
assuming
office
and
during
the
entire
term
of
office.
A
28
district
associate
judge
shall
serve
within
the
judicial
29
district
in
which
appointed,
as
directed
by
the
chief
judge,
30
and
is
subject
to
reassignment
under
section
602.6108
.
31
Sec.
15.
Section
602.6502,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
602.6502
Prohibitions
to
appointment.
34
A
member
of
a
county
magistrate
appointing
commission
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shall
not
be
appointed
to
the
office
of
magistrate
,
and
shall
1
not
be
nominated
for
or
appointed
to
the
office
of
district
2
associate
judge,
office
of
associate
juvenile
judge,
or
office
3
of
associate
probate
judge
.
A
member
of
the
commission
shall
4
not
be
eligible
to
vote
for
the
appointment
or
nomination
of
5
a
family
member,
current
law
partner,
or
current
business
6
partner.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“family
member”
7
means
a
spouse,
son,
daughter,
brother,
sister,
uncle,
aunt,
8
first
cousin,
nephew,
niece,
father-in-law,
mother-in-law,
9
son-in-law,
daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law,
sister-in-law,
10
father,
mother,
stepfather,
stepmother,
stepson,
stepdaughter,
11
stepbrother,
stepsister,
half
brother,
or
half
sister.
12
Sec.
16.
Section
602.7103B,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
13
striking
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
14
following:
15
602.7103B
Appointment
and
resignation
of
full-time
associate
16
juvenile
judges.
17
1.
Full-time
associate
juvenile
judges
shall
be
appointed
18
by
the
governor
from
persons
nominated
by
the
district
judicial
19
nominating
commission
in
the
same
manner
as
district
judges
20
under
chapter
46.
21
2.
A
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge
who
seeks
to
22
resign
from
the
office
of
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge
23
shall
notify
in
writing
the
governor,
the
chief
judge
of
the
24
judicial
district,
and
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
as
25
to
the
full-time
associate
judge’s
intention
to
resign
and
the
26
effective
date
of
the
resignation.
27
3.
When
a
vacancy
occurs
or
will
occur
within
one
hundred
28
twenty
days
in
the
office
of
a
full-time
associate
juvenile
29
judge,
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
forthwith
so
30
notify
the
governor.
The
governor
shall
call
a
meeting
of
the
31
commission
within
ten
days
after
such
notice.
If
the
governor
32
fails
to
do
so,
the
chief
justice
shall
call
such
meeting.
33
Sec.
17.
Section
602.7103C,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2022,
34
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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2.
A
person
does
not
qualify
for
appointment
to
the
office
1
of
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge
unless
the
person
is
2
at
the
time
of
appointment
a
resident
of
the
county
in
which
3
the
vacancy
exists,
licensed
to
practice
law
in
Iowa
,
and
4
will
be
able,
measured
by
the
person’s
age
at
the
time
of
5
appointment,
to
complete
the
initial
term
of
office
prior
to
6
reaching
age
seventy-two.
An
applicant
for
full-time
associate
7
juvenile
judge
shall
file
a
certified
application
form,
to
8
be
provided
by
the
supreme
court,
with
the
chairperson
of
9
the
county
magistrate
appointing
commission
A
nominee
to
the
10
office
of
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge
must
reside
in
the
11
judicial
election
district
to
which
the
nominee
is
nominated
12
or
in
another
judicial
election
district
in
the
same
judicial
13
district
as
the
judicial
election
district
to
which
the
nominee
14
is
nominated
.
15
3.
A
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge
must
be
a
resident
16
of
a
county
the
judicial
election
district
in
which
the
office
17
is
held
before
assuming
office
and
during
the
entire
term
of
18
office.
A
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge
shall
serve
19
within
the
judicial
district
in
which
appointed,
as
directed
by
20
the
chief
judge,
and
is
subject
to
reassignment
under
section
21
602.6108
.
22
Sec.
18.
Section
633.20B,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
23
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
24
633.20B
Appointment
and
resignation
of
full-time
associate
25
probate
judges.
26
1.
Full-time
associate
probate
judges
shall
be
appointed
by
27
the
governor
from
persons
nominated
by
the
district
judicial
28
nominating
commission
in
the
same
manner
as
district
judges
29
under
chapter
46.
30
2.
A
full-time
associate
probate
judge
who
seeks
to
resign
31
from
the
office
of
full-time
associate
probate
judge
shall
32
notify
in
writing
the
governor,
the
chief
judge
of
the
judicial
33
district,
and
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
as
to
the
34
full-time
associate
probate
judge’s
intention
to
resign
and
the
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effective
date
of
the
resignation.
1
3.
When
a
vacancy
occurs
or
will
occur
within
one
hundred
2
twenty
days
in
the
office
of
a
full-time
associate
probate
3
judge,
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
forthwith
so
4
notify
the
governor.
The
governor
shall
call
a
meeting
of
the
5
commission
within
ten
days
after
such
notice.
If
the
governor
6
fails
to
do
so,
the
chief
justice
shall
call
such
meeting.
7
Sec.
19.
Section
633.20C,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2022,
8
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
2.
A
person
does
not
qualify
for
appointment
to
the
office
10
of
full-time
associate
probate
judge
unless
the
person
is
at
11
the
time
of
appointment
a
resident
of
the
county
in
which
12
the
vacancy
exists,
licensed
to
practice
law
in
Iowa
,
and
13
will
be
able,
measured
by
the
person’s
age
at
the
time
of
14
appointment,
to
complete
the
initial
term
of
office
prior
to
15
reaching
age
seventy-two.
An
applicant
for
full-time
associate
16
probate
judge
shall
file
a
certified
application
form,
to
17
be
provided
by
the
supreme
court,
with
the
chairperson
of
18
the
county
magistrate
appointing
commission
A
nominee
to
the
19
office
of
full-time
associate
probate
judge
must
reside
in
the
20
judicial
election
district
to
which
the
nominee
is
nominated
21
or
in
another
judicial
election
district
in
the
same
judicial
22
district
as
the
judicial
election
district
to
which
the
nominee
23
is
nominated
.
24
3.
A
full-time
associate
probate
judge
must
be
a
resident
25
of
a
county
the
judicial
election
district
in
which
the
office
26
is
held
before
assuming
office
and
during
the
entire
term
of
27
office.
A
full-time
associate
probate
judge
shall
serve
within
28
the
judicial
district
in
which
appointed,
as
directed
by
the
29
chief
judge,
and
is
subject
to
reassignment
under
section
30
602.6108
.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
the
judicial
selection,
including
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the
membership
of
district
judicial
nominating
commissions,
1
nominees
to
the
court
of
appeals,
and
the
appointments,
2
resignations,
and
residency
requirements
of
district
judges,
3
district
associate
judges,
associate
juvenile
judges,
and
4
associate
probate
judges.
5
District
judicial
nominating
commissions
are
responsible
6
for
screening
applicants
and
selecting
nominees
for
district
7
court
judicial
vacancies.
There
is
a
nominating
commission
for
8
each
of
Iowa’s
14
judicial
election
subdistricts.
District
9
nominating
commissions
provide
the
governor
with
a
slate
of
10
two
nominees
from
which
to
make
an
appointment
to
the
district
11
court.
12
Under
current
law,
the
governor
appoints
five
eligible
13
electors
of
each
judicial
district
to
the
11-person
commission.
14
Five
members
are
elected
by
the
bar,
and
the
most
senior
15
judge
in
the
district
serves
as
the
11th
commissioner
and
16
as
the
chairperson
of
the
commission.
The
bill
removes
the
17
most
senior
judge
as
a
commissioner
and
as
the
chairperson.
18
The
bill
provides
that
the
governor
shall
appoint
a
sixth
19
commissioner,
and
that
the
commissioners
shall
elect
a
20
chairperson
from
their
own
number.
21
The
bill
provides
that
commissioners
shall
be
appointed
22
without
reference
to
political
affiliation,
that
no
more
than
23
half
of
the
appointed
commissioners
shall
be
of
the
same
24
gender,
and
that
a
commissioner
cannot
be
reelected
after
25
serving
a
full
six-year
term.
A
person
shall
not
be
appointed
26
as
a
commissioner
that
holds
a
federal
or
state
office
of
27
profit.
28
The
bill
provides
for
special
appointment
of
the
sixth
29
appointed
district
judicial
nominating
commissioner
and
30
transition
provisions.
The
initial
term
of
the
sixth
31
commissioner
appointed
by
the
governor
to
each
judicial
32
nominating
commission
shall
begin
on
July
1,
2022,
and
shall
33
expire
on
June
30,
2024.
34
The
bill
provides
that
the
state
or
district
court
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administrators
shall
provide
administrative
support,
1
facilities,
and
other
assistance
to
their
respective
judicial
2
nominating
commission
for
any
meeting
of
the
commission
that
is
3
properly
noticed.
4
Under
current
law,
the
nominees
for
district
judge
shall
5
file
a
certified
application
that
is
to
be
provided
to
6
the
supreme
court.
The
bill
provides
that
the
nominees
no
7
longer
are
required
to
submit
a
certified
application
and
the
8
chairperson
of
the
commission
shall
promptly
send
a
certified
9
list
of
nominees
by
electronic
mail
to
the
governor
and
chief
10
justice
of
the
supreme
court
or
their
designees
on
the
day
of
11
the
nomination.
12
Under
current
law,
the
state
judicial
nominating
commission
13
submits
three
nominees
for
a
vacant
court
of
appeals
position.
14
The
bill
provides
that
five
nominees
shall
be
submitted
for
15
each
vacancy.
16
Under
current
law,
a
district
judge,
a
full-time
associate
17
judge,
a
full-time
associate
juvenile
judge,
and
a
full-time
18
associate
probate
judge
must
be
a
resident
of
the
judicial
19
election
district
in
which
appointed.
The
bill
provides
that
20
a
district
judge,
a
full-time
associate
judge,
a
full-time
21
associate
juvenile
judge,
and
a
full-time
associate
probate
22
judge
must
be
a
resident
of
the
judicial
election
district
23
before
assuming
office
and
during
the
entire
term
of
office.
24
Under
current
law,
district
associate
judges,
full-time
25
associate
juvenile
judges,
and
full-time
associate
probate
26
judges
are
appointed
by
the
district
judges
of
the
judicial
27
election
district
from
persons
nominated
by
the
county
28
magistrate
appointing
commission.
The
bill
provides
that
29
district
associate
judges,
full-time
associate
juvenile
judges,
30
and
full-time
associate
probate
judges
shall
be
appointed
by
31
the
governor
from
persons
nominated
by
the
district
judicial
32
nominating
commission
in
the
same
manner
as
district
judges
33
under
Code
chapter
46.
34
The
bill
provides
that
a
district
associate
judge,
full-time
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associate
juvenile
judge,
or
full-time
associate
probate
judge
1
who
seeks
to
resign
shall
notify
in
writing
the
governor,
2
chief
judge
of
the
judicial
district,
and
state
commissioner
3
of
elections
as
to
the
district
associate
judge’s,
associate
4
full-time
juvenile
judge’s,
or
associate
full-time
probate
5
judge’s
intention
to
resign
and
the
effective
date
of
the
6
resignation.
When
a
vacancy
occurs
or
will
occur
within
120
7
days
in
the
office
of
the
district
associate
judge,
associate
8
full-time
juvenile
judge,
and
associate
full-time
probate
9
judge,
the
state
commissioner
of
elections
shall
notify
the
10
governor.
The
governor
shall
call
a
meeting
of
the
commission
11
within
10
days
after
such
notice.
If
the
governor
fails
to
do
12
so,
the
chief
justice
shall
call
such
meeting.
13
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
does
not
qualify
for
14
appointment
to
the
office
of
district
associate
judge,
15
associate
full-time
juvenile
judge,
or
associate
full-time
16
probate
judge
unless
the
person
is
at
the
time
of
appointment
17
licensed
to
practice
law
in
Iowa,
and
will
be
able,
measured
18
by
the
person’s
age
at
the
time
of
appointment,
to
complete
19
the
initial
term
of
office
prior
to
reaching
age
72.
Nominees
20
must
reside
in
the
judicial
election
district
to
which
they
are
21
nominated
or
in
another
judicial
election
district
in
the
same
22
judicial
district
as
the
judicial
election
district
to
which
23
they
are
nominated.
24
Under
current
law,
a
member
of
a
county
magistrate
25
appointing
commission
shall
not
be
appointed
to
the
office
26
of
magistrate,
district
associate
judge,
office
of
associate
27
juvenile
judge,
or
office
of
associate
probate
judge.
The
28
bill
provides
that
a
member
of
a
county
magistrate
appointing
29
commission
shall
not
be
appointed
to
the
office
of
magistrate
30
but
may
be
nominated
for
or
appointed
to
the
office
of
district
31
associate
judge,
office
of
associate
juvenile
judge,
or
office
32
of
associate
probate
judge.
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