Iowa Supreme Court
From Ballotpedia
The Iowa Supreme Court is the constitutional head of the judicial branch of the state of Iowa. Justices are appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the State Judicial Nominating Commission. A justice serves an initial term of office that is one year after appointment and until January 1 following the next judicial retention election after expiration of such year. The regular term of office of justices retained at election is eight years. A justice must retire upon reaching the age of 72. The justices elect the chief justice.
Its members and appointment years are:
- Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, 1993 (Justice), 2006 (Chief Justice)
- Jerry Larson 1978
- Mark Cady 1998
- Michael Streit 2001
- David Wiggins 2003
- Dary Hecht 2006
- Brent Appel 2006
Iowa Supreme Court rulings on ballot measures
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