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Iowa Constitution, Article V

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Article V, Judicial Department

19 sections · 0 paragraphs in this article.

All articles190 Art. I26 Art. II7 Art. III42 Art. IV22 Art. V19 Art. VI3 Art. VII10 Art. VIII12 Art. IX22 Art. X3 Art. XI8 Art. XII16

19 provisions·Filtered byArt. V✕

Iowa Const. art. V, § 1 Courts
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The judicial power shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts, and such other courts, inferior to the supreme court, as the general assembly may, from time to time, establish.
Iowa Const. art. V, § 2 Supreme Court
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The supreme court shall consist of three judges, two of whom shall constitute a quorum to hold court.
Iowa Const. art. V, § 3 Election of Judges--Term
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[Repealed.]
Iowa Const. art. V, § 4 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
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The supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in cases in chancery, and shall constitute a court for the correction of errors at law, under such restrictions as the general assembly may, by law, prescribe; and shall have power to issue all writs and process necessary t…
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Iowa Const. art. V, § 5

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Iowa Const. art. V, § 6 Jurisdiction of District Court

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The district court shall be a court of law and equity, which shall be distinct and separate jurisdictions, and have jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters arising in their respective districts, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.

Iowa Const. art. V, § 7 Conservators of the Peace

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The judges of the supreme and district courts shall be conservators of the peace throughout the state.

Iowa Const. art. V, § 8 Style of Process

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The style of all process shall be, "The State of Iowa," and all prosecutions shall be conducted in the name and by the authority of the same.

Iowa Const. art. V, § 9 Salaries

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[Repealed.]

Iowa Const. art. V, § 10 Judicial Districts

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The general assembly may reorganize the judicial districts and increase or diminish the number of districts, or the number of judges of the said court, and may increase the number of judges of the supreme court; but such increase or diminution shall not be more than one district,…

Iowa Const. art. V, § 11 Judges--When Chosen

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[Repealed.]

Iowa Const. art. V, § 12 Attorney General

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The general assembly shall provide, by law, for the election of an attorney general by the people, whose term of office shall be four years, and until his successor is elected and qualifies.

Iowa Const. art. V, § 13 District Attorneys

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Iowa Const. art. V, § 14 System of Court Practice

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It shall be the duty of the general assembly to provide for the carrying into effect of this article, and to provide for a general system of practice in all the courts of this state.

Iowa Const. art. V, § 15 Vacancies in Courts

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Vacancies in the supreme court and district court shall be filled by appointment by the governor from lists of nominees submitted by the appropriate judicial nominating commission. Three nominees shall be submitted for each supreme court vacancy, and two nominees shall be submitt…

Iowa Const. art. V, § 16 State and District Nominating Commissions

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There shall be a state judicial nominating commission. Such commission shall make nominations to fill vacancies in the supreme court. Until July 4, 1973, and thereafter unless otherwise provided by law, the state judicial nominating commission shall be composed and selected as fo…

Iowa Const. art. V, § 17 Terms-Judicial Elections

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Members of all courts shall have such tenure in office as may be fixed by law, but terms of supreme court judges shall be not less than eight years and terms of district court judges shall be not less than six years. Judges shall serve for one year after appointment and until the…

Iowa Const. art. V, § 18 Salaries--Qualifications--Retirement

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Judges of the supreme court and district court shall receive salaries from the state, shall be members of the bar of the state and shall have such other qualifications as may be prescribed by law. Judges of the supreme court and district court shall be ineligible to any other off…

Iowa Const. art. V, § 19 Retirement and Discipline of Judges

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In addition to the legislative power of impeachment of judges as set forth in article three (III), sections nineteen (19) and twenty (20) of the constitution, the supreme court shall have power to retire judges for disability and to discipline or remove them for good cause, upon …