Title XV, JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)

1. As used in this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Direct rollover” means a payment by the system to the eligible retirement plan specified by the judge covered under this article or the judge’s surviving spouse. b. (1) “Eligible retirement plan” means either…

Any person who shall have become separated from service as a judge of any of the courts included in this article and who has had an aggregate of at least four years of service as a judge of one or more of such courts and shall have attained the age of sixty-five years or who has …

1. a. The annual annuity of a judge under this system is an amount equal to three and one-fourth percent of the judge’s average annual basic salary for the judge’s highest three years as a judge of one or more of the courts included in this article , multiplied by the judge’s yea…

A judge, or a survivor of a judge, who retired before July 1, 1977, and who is receiving an annuity pursuant to this article , shall, commencing with an annuity paid on or after July 1, 1998, be paid a minimum monthly annuity payment of five hundred dollars. 98 Acts, ch 1183, §10…

1. A judge under this system who has at least four years of service as a judge of any of the courts included in this article and who was a member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system as provided in chapter 97B , but who was not retired under that system, upon submittin…

The amount designated as the judge’s contribution to the judicial retirement fund in section 602.9104 and all amounts paid into the fund by a judge shall be credited to the individual account of the judge. If a judge covered under this article becomes separated from service as a …

Annuities granted under the terms of this article are due and payable in monthly installments on the last business day of each month following the month or other period for which the annuity has accrued and shall continue during the life of the annuitant; and payment of all annui…

An annuity shall not be paid to any person, except a survivor, entitled to receive an annuity under this article while the person is serving as a state officer or employee. However, this section does not prohibit the payment of an annuity to a senior judge while serving as provid…

1. So much of the judicial retirement fund as may not be necessary to be kept on hand for the making of disbursements under this article shall be invested by the treasurer of state in any investments authorized for the Iowa public employees’ retirement system in section 97B.7A an…

Any judge of the supreme, district or municipal court, including a district associate judge, or a judge of the court of appeals, who shall have served as a judge of one or more of such courts for a period of four years in the aggregate and who believes the judge has become perman…

An adjudication as to permanent physical or mental disability under the provisions of article 2, part 1 shall entitle the judge to the same retirement benefits as provided for voluntary retirement for such cause. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §605A.13 ] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)…

If a judge covered under this part is removed for cause other than permanent disability the judge and the judge’s survivor shall forfeit the right to any retirement benefits under the system but the total amount in the judge’s individual account shall be returned to the judge or …

1. For the purposes of this article , “survivor” means the surviving spouse of a person who was a judge, if married to the judge for at least one year preceding the judge’s death. 2. The survivor of a judge who was qualified for retirement compensation under the system at the tim…

1. In lieu of the annuities and refunds provided for judges and judges’ survivors under sections 602.9107 , 602.9108 , 602.9115 , 602.9204 , 602.9208 , and 602.9209 , judges may elect to receive an optional retirement annuity during the judge’s lifetime and have the optional reti…

1. The court administrator shall cause an actuarial valuation to be made of the assets and liabilities of the judicial retirement fund at least once every four years commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1981. For each fiscal year in which an actuarial valuation is no…

This part may be cited and referred to as the “Iowa Senior Judge Act” . [ C81, §605A.21 ] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2) CS83, §602.9201

As used in this part unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Retired senior judge” means a senior judge who has been retired from a senior judgeship as provided in section 602.9207 . 2. “Roster of senior judges” means the roster maintained by the clerk of the supreme court und…

1. A supreme court judge, court of appeals judge, district judge, district associate judge, full-time associate juvenile judge, or full-time associate probate judge, who qualifies under subsection 2 may become a senior judge by filing with the clerk of the supreme court a written…

1. a. A judge who retires on or after July 1, 1994, and who is appointed a senior judge under section 602.9203 shall be paid a salary as determined by the general assembly. b. A senior judge or retired senior judge shall be paid an annuity under the judicial retirement system in …

A senior judge shall not practice law. [ C81, §605A.25 ] 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2) CS83, §602.9205

1. Section 602.1612 does not apply to a senior judge but does apply to a retired senior judge. During the tenure of a senior judge, if the judge is able to serve, the judge may be assigned by the supreme court to temporary judicial duties on courts of this state without salary fo…

1. A senior judge shall cease to be a senior judge upon completion of the twelve-month period during which the judge attains senior judge retirement age. The clerk of the supreme court shall make a notation of the retirement of a senior judge in the roster of senior judges, at wh…

1. A senior judge, at any time prior to the end of the twelve-month period during which the judge attains senior judge retirement age, may submit to the clerk of the supreme court a written request that the judge’s name be stricken from the roster of senior judges. Upon the recei…

1. A survivor of a senior judge, a retired senior judge, or a person who relinquished a senior judgeship under section 602.9208, subsection 1 , shall be paid an annuity in lieu of that specified in section 602.9115 , which is equal to one-half the amount of the annuity the senior…

It is the policy of this state that all persons be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that a person shall have both the opportunity in accordance with the provisions of law to be considered for jury service in this …

A person shall not be excluded from jury service or from consideration for jury service in this state on account of age if the person is eighteen years of age or older, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, economic status, physical disability, or occupation. 86 Act…

The chief judge of the judicial district shall appoint an individual to serve as the jury manager for each county in that district. A jury manager shall be responsible for the implementation of this chapter for the jury manager’s county and shall assist the state court administra…

The electronic data processing system shall create a master jury list by merging all of the names from the source lists and removing duplicative entries. The state court administrator shall ensure the electronic data processing system updates the master jury lists from the source…

1. The state court administrator shall ensure the following source lists are merged in the electronic data processing system when preparing grand and petit master jury lists: a. The current voter registration list. b. The current motor vehicle operators list and nonoperators iden…

In counties which are divided for judicial purposes, and in which court is held at more than one place, each division shall be treated as a separate county, and the grand and petit jurors, selected to serve in the respective courts, shall be drawn from the division of the county …

The master jury lists shall be stored in the electronic data processing system, and shall be accessible to only the state court administrator or state court administrator’s designee, or the jury manager or jury manager’s designee. 86 Acts, ch 1108, §33 ; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §16

The clerk or jury manager shall preserve all records and lists compiled and maintained in connection with the identification and service of jurors for four years, or for any longer period ordered by the state court administrator or chief judge of the judicial district. 86 Acts, c…

In any two-year period, a person shall not be required: 1. To serve or attend court for prospective juror service for more than a term of service ordered by the court, not to exceed three months, unless necessary to complete service in a particular case. 2. To serve on more than …

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Clerk” means clerk of the district court or the clerk’s designee. 2. “Court” means the district court of this state and includes, when the context requires, a judicial officer as defined in section 602.1101 . 3.…

1. At times necessary for the identification of grand and petit jurors, the jury manager shall arrange for the electronic data processing system to draw the necessary number of grand and petit jurors from the master jury list. 2. The chief judge of the judicial district may by or…

The designated electronic data processing system shall be used for the identification of jurors. 86 Acts, ch 1108, §41 ; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §19 Referred to in §607A.35

After the jurors have been identified in the manner provided in section 607A.33 , and immediately upon the request of the court, the clerk shall issue a notice to report, by regular mail, to the persons identified to appear at the courthouse at times as the court prescribes, for …

If a person fails to appear when notified to report or at a regularly scheduled meeting, without providing a sufficient cause, the court may issue an order requiring the person to appear and show cause why the person should not be punished for contempt, and unless the person prov…

If the court determines that the petit or grand jurors have been illegally identified or notified to report, the court may set aside the order under which the jurors were identified or notified and direct that a new identification and notification of a sufficient number of replac…

Jurors who have been discharged for any reason may, during the calendar quarter, be instructed to again report if the business of the court necessitates such action. 86 Acts, ch 1108, §46

The court may order as many additional jurors identified for a jury pool or panel as the court deems necessary. 86 Acts, ch 1108, §47 ; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §22 Referred to in §607A.41

1. To serve or to be considered for jury service, a person must possess the following minimum qualifications: a. Be eighteen years of age or older. b. Be a citizen of the United States. c. Be able to understand the English language in a written, spoken, or manually signed mode. d…

The court may at any time discharge the panel of jurors, or any part of it, and order a new panel, or the number of jurors as deemed necessary, to be drawn. 86 Acts, ch 1108, §48 Referred to in §607A.41

The names of the new or additional jurors shall be drawn from the jurors identified under sections 607A.39 and 607A.40 by the electronic data processing system that was used to draw the original jury pool or panel. 86 Acts, ch 1108, §49 ; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §23 ; 2018 Acts, ch 10…

If the court for any reason determines that there has been such substantial failure to comply with the law relative to jury identification, preparation, or return of grand or petit lists that lawful grand or petit jurors cannot be drawn, or that the lists are exhausted or insuffi…

1. An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment or threaten or otherwise coerce an employee with respect to the employee’s employment because the employee receives a notice to report, responds to the notice, serves as a juror, or attends court for prospective juror ser…