Iowa Court of Appeals
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The Iowa Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court
of the state of Iowa
. Its purpose is to review appeal
s from trial court decisions which are referred to the court by the Iowa Supreme Court
. The court decides the vast majority of appeals filed from trial courts in the state of Iowa, and its decisions are final unless further review is granted by the Iowa Supreme Court.
s. Each judge is appointed for one year by the governor, from a list of nominees composed by the State Judicial Nominating Commission. The judge will then serve a one-year term before facing a retention election
. If the judge is reelected, his/her term will normally be six years. Retirement age is 72, after which some judges go on senior status
.
The judges elect the Chief Judge from amongst themselves every two years. The chief judge functions as the administrative head of the court.
, the nine judges are:
Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals or appeal court , is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal...
of the state of Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. Its purpose is to review appeal
Appeal
An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court's decision....
s from trial court decisions which are referred to the court by the Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Iowa. As constitutional head of the Iowa Judicial Branch, the Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices....
. The court decides the vast majority of appeals filed from trial courts in the state of Iowa, and its decisions are final unless further review is granted by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Judges of the court
The court is composed of nine judgeJudge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
s. Each judge is appointed for one year by the governor, from a list of nominees composed by the State Judicial Nominating Commission. The judge will then serve a one-year term before facing a retention election
Retention election
A judicial retention election is a periodic process whereby a judge is subject to a referendum held at the same time as a general election...
. If the judge is reelected, his/her term will normally be six years. Retirement age is 72, after which some judges go on senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
.
The judges elect the Chief Judge from amongst themselves every two years. The chief judge functions as the administrative head of the court.
, the nine judges are:
- Chief Judge Rosemary Shaw Sackett
- Gayle Nelson Vogel
- Anuradha Vaitheswaran
- Larry J. Eisenhauer
- Amanda Potterfield
- Richard H. Doyle
- Edward Mansfield
- David Danilson
- Mary Tabor