Emily Dean (Iowa)
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Emily Dean is an associate district court judge of District 8B of Iowa. She was appointed to this position in 2006.[1] She was retained in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2020.[2]
Elections
2014
Dean was retained to the 8B District Court with 68.3 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [2]
Education
Dean received her undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1996 and her J.D. from the University of Tulsa in 1999.[1]
Career
Dean worked as a partner of the law firm Saunders, Humphrey, Johnson and Dean from 1999 until her judicial appointment in 2006.[1]
Noteworthy events
Judge suspended for alleged intoxication at work (2014)
Judge Dean was suspended for 30 days without pay by the Iowa Supreme Court for a 2012 incident in which she allegedly arrived at the courthouse intoxicated.[3]
The Iowa Commission on Judicial Qualifications, in March 2014, sought to have Dean suspended for three months. The complaint by the commission stated:
| “ | On May 9, 2012, the Commission on Judicial Qualifications received a complaint from Chief Judge Mary Ann Brown of the Eighth Judicial District reporting that District Associate Judge Emily Dean had reported to the Henry County Courthouse for her assigned court session intoxicated and unable to take the bench.[4][5] | ” |
The commission also noted multiple other incidents related to the judge's alleged alcoholism, including the following:
- In 2011, after Dean had spent a weekend with family member without alcohol, she had a grand mal seizure due to withdrawal during that time.
- At various points in the spring of 2012, Dean was reported to have acted strangely in court. One day, as she took the bench, she said to the lawyers and others appearing before her, "Why are you all here?"
- She pressed the panic button on the bench while there was no emergency, stating that she wanted to "test it."
- A member of the public reported seeing her driving while under the influence and urinating in the street. Dean admitted to a police officer that she was driving, but denied the other allegations. No charges were filed in that incident.[4]
By the time the complaint was filed and the application was reviewed by the state supreme court, Dean was reportedly in recovery. The justices of the Iowa Supreme Court, in their ruling on September 12, 2014, reduced the suspension to 30 days and stated:
| “ | Judge Dean has confronted her disease and now has demonstrated a deep personal commitment to recovery...She appears to have overcome the denial, recovered from the embarrassment, recognized the depth of the problem...and most importantly has been able to establish the kind of supportive framework associated with successful recovery over a lifetime.[3][5] | ” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Iowa Judicial Branch, "Judges and Magistrates-District 8," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Iowa judge suspended for coming to work intoxicated," September 12, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Commission on Judicial Qualifications, "Inquiry Concerning Emily Dean, District Associate Judge," March 27, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Iowa, Southern District of Iowa
State courts:
Iowa Supreme Court • Iowa Court of Appeals • Iowa district courts
State resources:
Courts in Iowa • Iowa judicial elections • Judicial selection in Iowa
