Relating to the membership of the district judicial nominating commissions

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: SF 2014, HSB 636, HF 2481

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2022
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2022
Done: Senate committeeJanuary 27, 2022
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 10, 202232–15
Skipped: House committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 10, 202258–33
Done: To the GovernorApril 21, 2022
Done: Signed into lawApril 21, 2022

HF 2481 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2481, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2481 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Groups called judicial nominating commissions help choose people to become district court judges. This bill increases the number of voters appointed to these groups and requires that no more than half of the members be the same gender. It also stops judges from automatically leading these commissions, allowing the members to elect their own chairperson instead.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the district judicial nominating commissions. Under current law, the governor appoints five eligible electors of each judicial district to the 11-person commission. The bill changes the amount of electors to six and provides that no more than half of the commissioners appointed shall be of the same gender. Under current law, the most senior judge in the district serves as a commissioner and as the chairperson of that particular district judicial nominating commission. The bill removes the judge from the commission and from being chairperson and the members of each district judicial nominating commission elect a chairperson from their own number. District judicial nominating commissions are responsible for screening applicants and selecting nominees for district court judicial vacancies. There is a nominating commission for each of Iowa’s judicial election subdistricts. District nominating commissions provide the governor with a slate of two nominees from which to make an appointment to the district court.

Changed since by amendment H-8128; see Amendments.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§46.3 §46.6

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5 for · 20 against · 9 undecided · Who →

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HSB 636Renumbered

89th General Assembly

SF 2014RenumberedSenate companion SF 2132Passed a chamberfrom SF 2014 HF 2481Became lawfrom HSB 636

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SF 171Passed a chamber90th GA SF 407Passed a chamber91st GA

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