Michael R. Mullins
Michael R. Mullins was a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals. He assumed office on August 12, 2011. He left office on January 14, 2022.
Mullins ran for re-election for judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
He was appointed to the court by Republican Governor Terry Branstad on June 9, 2011, to fill the vacancy created by Edward Mansfield's appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court.[1] Mullins was retained by voters in 2012.[2][3]
Mullins retired from the court in 2022.[4]
Education
Mullins received his bachelor's degree from Southwest Baptist University in 1974 and his M.S.W. from the University of Iowa in 1976. He received his J.D. from Drake University Law School, graduating in the Order of the Coif in 1982.[3]
Career
Mullins was a lawyer in private practice in Washington, Iowa, for 19 years before becoming an Iowa Judicial District 8A judge in 2002.[3] He was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2011.[1]
Court of appeals application, 2009
Mullins was one of three candidates recommended to Governor Chet Culver by the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals. Eighteen people applied for the vacancy.[5] David R. Danilson received the appointment.
Awards and associations
- Member, Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) Judicial Technology and Business Advisory Committees
- Member, Washington County Bar Association
- Member, Iowa Judges Association
- Member, Iowa State Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association[3]
Elections
2018
Iowa Court of Appeals
Michael R. Mullins was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals on November 6, 2018 with 75.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
75.2
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707,853 | ||
No |
24.8
|
232,844 | |||
Total Votes |
940,697 | ||||
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Selection method
Judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals are appointed by the governor with help from a nominating commission. When a vacancy occurs, the commission submits a list of three potential nominees to the governor, who appoints one to serve as judge. Newly appointed judges serve for one year after their appointment; they must then compete in a yes-no retention election (occurring during the regularly scheduled general election) if they wish to continue serving.[6]
Qualifications
To serve on the court of appeals, a judge must be:
- licensed to practice law in Iowa;
- a resident of the state of Iowa;
- a member of the Iowa State Bar; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement at 72 is mandatory, though older judges may apply to become a senior judge. Senior judges must work a minimum of 13 weeks a year and are to receive a monthly retirement annuity and an annual stipend. They must retire at age 78 (or 80, if reappointed by the supreme court for additional one-year terms).[7]
Selection of the chief judge
The chief judge of the Iowa court of appeals is selected by peer vote and serves for a two-year term.
2012
Mullins was retained to the Iowa Court of Appeals in the general election on November 6, 2012, winning 76.65 percent of the vote.[8][9]
- See also: Iowa judicial elections, 2012
2010
Mullins was retained to the 8A District Court on November 2, 2010, with 60.42 percent of the vote.[10]
- Main article: Iowa judicial elections, 2010
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Des Moines Register, "Branstad appoints Mullins to appeals court," June 9, 2011
- ↑ Drake University, "Judicial Service Attracts Drake Law Alumni," August 30, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Iowa Judicial Branch: Court of Appeals, "Judge Michael R. Mullins," accessed May 30, 2015
- ↑ Tama-Toledo News Chronicle, "District court judge appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals," accessed February 7, 2022
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "3 named as nominees for Iowa appeals court," August 18, 2009
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Iowa," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Legislative Services Agency, "Judicial Retirement System," July 2013
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results: Court of Appeals," accessed May 30, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Judges Standing for Retention 2012," accessed May 30, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Iowa 2010 Official General Election Results," accessed May 30, 2015
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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
