Iowa Chief Justice calls for urgent changes to judicial branch

Iowa’s Chief Justice Susan Christensen is calling on lawmakers to make urgent changes to the judicial branch. During her ...

How to watch the Condition of the Judiciary address to Iowa lawmakers

Each year, Iowa's chief justice addresses a joint session of the state Legislature to talk about current issues facing the ...
Iowa Public Radio

Iowa Supreme Court chief justice asks lawmakers to raise judge salaries and reduce magistrates

In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked lawmakers for pay ...
The Gazette

Iowa chief justice calls for increases in judicial and indigent defense pay, magistrate system modernization

In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday, Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers to tackle issues similar ...

Iowa chief justice calls for changes to magistrate system, employee pay structure

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers for support Wednesday in making “difficult” changes ...
The Daily Iowan

Iowa Chief Justice calls to modernize Iowa’s magistrate system in Condition of the Judiciary address

Iowa Chief Justice Susan Christensen reiterated the need to cut magistrate positions across the state and increase judicial ...

Iowa Chief Justice calls for pay increase for judges, modernize magistrate system

Iowa’s Chief Supreme Court Justice Susan Christensen gave her Condition of the Judiciary Wednesday.She sounded the alarm on ...
The Gazette

Iowa judicial leaders plan court fees fix while state lawmakers press for proof of no fraud

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa Judicial Branch officials plan to ask state lawmakers to simplify the state’s process ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa lawmakers question Rob Sand on auditor's role in $27M judicial branch misallocation

Iowa Judicial Branch computer coding errors led to $27 million being misallocated to the state's general fund. Republican lawmakers demand further documentation that the money is accounted for, which ...

Iowa Senate votes to create committee to study court debt after $27.5 million misallocation

An Iowa Senate bill would create a committee to study and overhaul Iowa's court debt system after the Iowa Judicial Branch misallocated $27.5 million.