Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to magistrate judges
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 1, 2023
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 1, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 21, 202349–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to senior magistrates. The bill requires a senior magistrate to reside in the judicial district of appointment during the senior magistrate’s term of office. The bill provides that a senior magistrate shall serve only in one judicial district, shall serve on a per diem basis, and shall not serve more than days each 12-month period. The bill provides for requirements, appointment, and terms of senior magistrates. A magistrate may be appointed at the discretion of the supreme court, within six months of retirement, after filing the appropriate form and meeting the following requirements: (1) retires from office on or after July 1, 2022; (2) agrees in writing to be available to perform judicial duties as assigned by the supreme court or chief judge of the senior magistrate’s judicial district; (3) submits evidence to the satisfaction of the supreme court that, as of the date of retirement, the magistrate does not suffer from a permanent physical or mental disability which would substantially interfere with the performance of duties.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires the clerk of the supreme court to maintain a book entitled “Roster of Senior Magistrates”. The bill provides that a senior magistrate may be reappointed to additional two-year terms at the discretion of the supreme court and may be reappointed to a one-year term upon attaining years of age and to a succeeding one-year term, at the discretion of the supreme court. The bill provides for salaries of senior magistrates on a per diem rate as determine by the general assembly, as well as medical insurance through the judicial branch. The bill provides that a person acting as a senior magistrate may also practice law pursuant to the Iowa code of judicial conduct. The bill allows for a senior magistrate to retire upon the completion of the 12-month period during which the magistrate attains years of age. The bill requires the clerk of the supreme court to make a notation of the retirement of a senior magistrate in the roster of senior magistrates. The bill provides procedures for relinquishment of status as a senior magistrate and for the removal for cause of a senior magistrate.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 21, 2024. On February 22, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§602.9301§602.9302§602.9303§602.9304§602.9305§602.9306§602.9307§602.9308
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Lobbying
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