Iowa Supreme Court · No. 25-0366
Bart Richmond v. Jefferson County Attorney
Decided May 1, 2026 · appeal from Jefferson County · Government
What the court decided
AI summary A county attorney challenged a lower court's decision to remove a sheriff from a list of officers whose credibility has been questioned. The county attorney argued that the law governing these lists interfered with the prosecutor's duty to disclose certain information. The court affirmed the lower court's ruling, meaning the sheriff remains removed from the list.1
Result: Affirmed
The court’s own summary
The Jefferson County Attorney placed Jefferson County Sheriff Bart Richmond on a Brady-Giglio list containing the names and details of officers whose conduct has caused their credibility to be called into question. Sheriff Richmond sought judicial review under Iowa Code § 80F.1(25), and the district court granted his request for removal from the list. The County Attorney appealed, arguing that § 80F.1(25) improperly interferes with a prosecutor’s constitutional duty to disclose potential impeachment information about testifying officers in violation of due process and the separation of powers.
Holding: A county attorney appeals the district court’s ruling denying his constitutional challenge to a sheriff’s Brady-Giglio list appeal under Iowa Code § 80F.1(25). Affirmed.
Judges
- Written by Justice Matthew McDermott
- Trial judge: Jeffrey Farrell, Jefferson County
Iowa Code it cites
Each links to the bills that change that chapter. Read chapter 80F