Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.1213

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
602.1213 District judicial conferences.
1. The judicial officers within a judicial district, excluding the magistrates, may convene as an administrative body as necessary to:
a. Prescribe local court procedures, subject to the approval of the supreme court.
b. Advise the chief judge respecting supervision and administration of the judicial district.
c. Exercise other duties, as established by law or by the supreme court.
2. A district judicial conference shall act by majority vote of its members.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1212, 10201; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §4
Referred to in §633.18